#VU12641 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-18254

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12641

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [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-2017-18254

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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the function WriteGIFImage in coders/gif.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.7-0

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/808

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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.