Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14248
Published: September 11, 2017 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38331
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14248
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in A heap-based buffer over-read in SampleImage() in MagickCore/resize.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14248
Install update from vendor's website.