#VU6877 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-7942
Published: June 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6877
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-2017-7942
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the ReadAVSImage() function within avs.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4. A remote attacker can consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.
The vulnerability exists in the ReadAVSImage() function within avs.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4. A remote attacker can consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0.5-5.