CVE-2017-12806 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in ImageMagick via memory exhaustion in the format8BIM function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12806?
CVE-2017-12806 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 9 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-6, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function format8BIM, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12806?
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-2017-12806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12806, GHSA-vrxr-xrv5-vf5r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12806.