#VU11811 NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14739
Published: April 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11811
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14739
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the AcquireResampleFilterThreadSet function in magick/resample-private.h due to mishandling failed memory allocation. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the AcquireResampleFilterThreadSet function in magick/resample-private.h due to mishandling failed memory allocation. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.