Infinite loop in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11478
Published: December 27, 2017 / Updated: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9784
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11478
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 due to infinite loop in the ReadOneDJVUImage function in coders/djvu.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted DJVU image, trigger infinite loop and CPU consumption and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the ReadOneDJVUImage function in coders/djvu.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted DJVU image, trigger infinite loop and CPU consumption and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
ImageMagick
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11478
Install update from vendor's website.