Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11539
Published: July 23, 2017 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38667
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-2017-11539
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ReadOnePNGImage() function in coders/png.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11539
Install update from vendor's website.