CVE-2017-11188 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service by providing a crafted DPX file to applications using ImageMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11188?
CVE-2017-11188 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 12 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ReadDPXImage function in coders\dpx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-0 has a large loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted DPX file, related to lack of an EOF check.
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11188?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11188?
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-2017-11188 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11188 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11188, GHSA-5vhr-wx7h-g7c7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11188.