CVE-2017-11538 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in ImageMagick's PNG processing allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted files.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11538?
CVE-2017-11538 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 Memory Leak in the WriteOnePNGImage() function in coders/png.c.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-11538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prxh-m666-hghf.