CVE-2017-7275 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PCX file due to large memory allocation in ImageMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7275?
CVE-2017-7275 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 27 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted large memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862 and CVE-2016-8866.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7275?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7275?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-7275 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7275 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7275, GHSA-5rcv-qr5q-7p43.