CVE-2017-11478 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop and CPU consumption by submitting a malformed DJVU image to ImageMagick.
- 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-2017-11478?
CVE-2017-11478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 20 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 ReadOneDJVUImage function in coders/djvu.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed DJVU image.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11478?
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-2017-11478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11478, GHSA-wgp5-w6wq-7x25, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11478.