CVE-2017-11360 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted RLE file can cause a large loop in ImageMagick, leading to denial of service via resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11360?
CVE-2017-11360 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadRLEImage function in coders\rle.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has a large loop vulnerability via a crafted rle file that triggers a huge number_pixels value.
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11360?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11360?
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-2017-11360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11360, GHSA-gr25-jp8f-w3c7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11360.