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CVE-2017-18273

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available
imagemagickDebian
Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-18273
Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-18273
Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-18273
Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-18273
imagemagickUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1
imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1
libmagick++-6.q16-7Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1
libmagick++5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-3Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1
libmagickcore5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1
libmagickcore5-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory2

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