NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-15017

 

NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-15017

Published: April 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11813
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15017
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Affected software

ImageMagick

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15017

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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