Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14682
Published: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14682
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 heap-based buffer overflow in GetNextToken in MagickCore/token.c. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted SVG document, 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 GetNextToken in MagickCore/token.c. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted SVG document, 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-2017-14682
Install update from vendor's website.