CVE-2017-11755 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory leak in ImageMagick by processing a crafted 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11755?
CVE-2017-11755 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 30 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 WritePICONImage function in coders/xpm.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file that is mishandled in an AcquireSemaphoreInfo call.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11755 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-2017-11755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11755, GHSA-h63h-h767-62m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11755.