CVE-2017-18273
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CVE-2017-18273 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted image file that is mishandled in a GetImageIndexInList call.. EPSS estimates a 2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted image file that is mishandled in a GetImageIndexInList call.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | 7.0.7-16 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/910Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/910Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
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- Status
- Modified
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