CVE-2017-11140 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption by submitting crafted JPEG files to applications using GraphicsMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11140?
CVE-2017-11140 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 10 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadJPEGImage function in coders/jpeg.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 creates a pixel cache before a successful read of a scanline, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted JPEG files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11140?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-11140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11140, GHSA-4922-82mh-7xp2, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11140.