Memory corruption in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11527
Published: December 27, 2017 / Updated: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9786
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-2017-11527
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 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.
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.
Affected software
ImageMagick
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11527
Install update from vendor's website.