Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-12983
Published: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9796
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-2017-12983
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.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 heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.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-2017-12983
Install update from vendor's website.