#VU19048 Resource exhaustion in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-12806

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19048

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12806

CWE-ID: CWE-400

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 memory exhaustion when processing images within the format8BIM() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application and consume all available memory on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.6-6

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/660

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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.