Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-5508
Published: May 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6789
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5508
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the PushQuantumPixel function due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious TIFF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the PushQuantumPixel function due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious TIFF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
ImageMagick
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5508
Update to version 6.9.7-3 or 7.0.4-3.