CVE-2017-12432 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion in ImageMagick's PCX image parser, affecting applications using the library.
- 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-2017-12432?
CVE-2017-12432 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 4 Aug 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
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadPCXImage in coders/pcx.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12432?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12432?
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-2017-12432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12432, GHSA-mgqx-fpcp-97h4, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12432.