#VU6839 Improper input validation in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-9144

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6839

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [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-2017-9144

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 incorrect EOF handling when processing a specially crafted RLE image in coders/rle.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.0.5-6.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.5-5

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7fdf9ea808caa3c81a0eb42656e5fafc59084198

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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.