Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9143
Published: May 26, 2017 / Updated: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6835
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-9143
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadARTImage function in coders/art.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .art file and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9143
Install update from vendor's website.