Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9439

 

Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9439

Published: July 19, 2017 / Updated: July 19, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7578
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9439
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
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 in ReadPDBImage() function in coders/pdb.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and trigger denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-9439

Install update from vendor's website.

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