#VU9804 Resource exhaustion in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14342
Published: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9804
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14342
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in ReadWPGImage in coders/wpg.c. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted wpg image file, trigger memory exhaustion and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error in ReadWPGImage in coders/wpg.c. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted wpg image file, trigger memory exhaustion and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.