Infinite loop in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-12587
Published: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9792
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-2017-12587
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 an error in the ReadPWPImage function in coderspwp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger an infinite loop and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error in the ReadPWPImage function in coderspwp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger an infinite loop 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-2017-12587
Install update from vendor's website.