CVE-2017-12693 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by submitting crafted BMP files to applications using ImageMagick.
- 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-2017-12693?
CVE-2017-12693 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 1 Sep 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 ReadBMPImage function in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted BMP file.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12693?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12693?
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-2017-12693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12693, GHSA-7cg6-pvx5-j75j, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12693.