#VU38583 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-12643

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38583

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12643

CWE-ID: CWE-770

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has a memory exhaustion vulnerability in ReadOneJNGImage in coderspng.c.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.6-1

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100218
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9eedb5660f1704cde8e8cd784c5c2a09dd2fd60f
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/549
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.