#VU46328 NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14060

Vulnerability identifier: #VU46328

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2017-14060

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the ReadCUTImage() function in coders/cut.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.1-0 - 7.0.1-10, 7.0.2-0 - 7.0.2-10, 7.0.3-0 - 7.0.3-10, 7.0.4-0 - 7.0.4-10, 7.0.5-0 - 7.0.5-10, 7.0.6 - 7.0.6-9

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/710
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
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.