Vulnerability identifier: #VU33485
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
ImageMagick.org
Debian
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the EncodeImage function of coders/pict.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG image file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
ImageMagick: 7.0.8-13
Debian Linux: 7.0.8-13 - 8.0
External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1335
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00014.html
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
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.