#VU6822 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-8347 

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#VU6822 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-8347

Published: May 26, 2017 / Updated: May 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6822
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8347
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 ReadEXRImage function in exr.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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