Vulnerability identifier: #VU38717
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
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.
The ReadXWDImage function in codersxwd.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 has a memory leak vulnerability that can cause memory exhaustion via a crafted length (number of color-map entries) field in the header of an XWD file.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
ImageMagick: 7.0.5-6
External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/471
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.