#VU38642 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11644 

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#VU38642 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11644

Published: July 26, 2017 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38642
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-11644
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ReadMATImage() function in coders/mat.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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