Vulnerability identifier: #VU6877

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7942

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 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.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.0.5-5.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.5-0 - 7.0.5-4

---

---

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.