CVE-2017-13142 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a crash in ImageMagick by providing a crafted PNG file due to insufficient checks for short files.
- 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-2017-13142?
CVE-2017-13142 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 23 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 before 6.9.9-0 and 7.x before 7.0.6-1, a crafted PNG file could trigger a crash because there was an insufficient check for short files.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13142?
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-2017-13142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13142, GHSA-m5qm-c3vm-j6hm, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13142.