CVE-2017-16547 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and application crash in GraphicsMagick via a crafted file due to improper keyword handling.
- 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-2017-16547?
CVE-2017-16547 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 6 Nov 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 DrawImage function in magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 does not properly look for pop keywords that are associated with push keywords, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (negative strncpy and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16547?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16547?
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-2017-16547 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16547 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16547, GHSA-x55w-7qj6-9jgx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16547.