Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-12640
Published: August 7, 2017 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38580
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12640
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 out-of-bounds read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12640
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100155
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/78d4c5db50fbab0b4beb69c46c6167f2c6513dec
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/542
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040