Memory leak in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-11641
Published: May 14, 2018 / Updated: May 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12712
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11641
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group
Affected software:
GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the PersistCache function in magick/pixel_cache.c due to memory leak during writing of Magick Persistent Cache (MPC) files. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11641
Install update from vendor's website.