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CVE-2017-11526

Published: 23 July 2017

The ReadOneMNGImage function in coders/png.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.9-0 and 7.x before 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
The linked patch looks useless to me.
mdeslaur
This is 0242-CPU-exhaustion-in-ReadOneJNGImage.patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/45e53a7ad94ce3573d9997704bf32e1f3097f9c0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H