CVE-2017-12418 Denial of service in n/a
Memory leaks in ImageMagick's metadata parsing functions can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12418?
CVE-2017-12418 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 4 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ImageMagick 7.0.6-5 has memory leaks in the parse8BIMW and format8BIM functions in coders/meta.c, related to the WriteImage function in MagickCore/constitute.c.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12418?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12418?
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-2017-12418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12418, GHSA-fcc2-j7jf-9w4g, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12418.