CVE-2017-11537 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted file causes a floating point exception in ImageMagick, leading to application crash and denial of service.
- 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-2017-11537?
CVE-2017-11537 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
When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Floating Point Exception (FPE) in the WritePALMImage() function in coders/palm.c, related to an incorrect bits-per-pixel calculation.
Weakness: CWE-682
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11537?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11537?
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-2017-11537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11537, GHSA-g2ch-2wmh-hphv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11537.