Vulnerability identifier: #VU61502

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13144

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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ImageMagick. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.9.0-0 - 6.9.0-10, 6.9.1-0 - 6.9.1-10, 6.9.2-0 - 6.9.2-10, 6.9.3-0 - 6.9.3-10, 6.9.4-0 - 6.9.4-9, 6.9.5-0 - 6.9.5-8, 6.9.6-2 - 6.9.6.6, 6.9.7 - 6.9.7-6

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External links
http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31438

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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.