Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9440
Published: July 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7579
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-2017-9440
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 in ReadPSDChannel() function in coders/psd.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-2017-9440
Install update from vendor's website.