CVE-2017-11530 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in ImageMagick by processing a crafted EPT file.
- 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-2017-11530?
CVE-2017-11530 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 ReadEPTImage function in coders/ept.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-2017-11530?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11530?
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-2017-11530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11530, GHSA-wcc4-h459-j83c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11530.