Memory corruption in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11527

 

Memory corruption in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11527

Published: December 27, 2017 / Updated: December 27, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9786
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-2017-11527
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the ReadDPXImage function in coders/dpx.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11527

Install update from vendor's website.

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