CVE-2017-11527 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by submitting 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11527?
CVE-2017-11527 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 23 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 ReadDPXImage function in coders/dpx.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 (memory consumption) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11527?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.144.8 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.144.8 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.144.8 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.144.8 |
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11527?
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-2017-11527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11527, GHSA-5fjm-6wvp-vfpg, SUSE-SU-2020:2750-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11527.