Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11753
Published: July 30, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38627
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11753
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The GetImageDepth function in MagickCore/attribute.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11753
Install update from vendor's website.