Infinite loop in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11523
Published: December 27, 2017 / Updated: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9785
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11523
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger the end-of-file condition 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 ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger the end-of-file condition and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11523
Install update from vendor's website.