#VU6837 Assertion failure in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9141
Published: May 26, 2017 / Updated: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6837
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9141
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exist due to missing checks in the ReadDDSImage function in coders/dds.c within the ResetImageProfileIterator function in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file and trigger assertion failure.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0.5-8.