NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14505

 

NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14505

Published: April 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11810
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14505
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on  the target system.

The weakness exists in DrawGetStrokeDashArray in wand/drawing-wand.c due to mishandling certain NULL arrays. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Image File, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-14505

Install update from vendor's website.

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