CVE-2017-7619 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in ImageMagick's color modulation algorithms due to floating-point rounding errors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7619?
CVE-2017-7619 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In ImageMagick 7.0.4-9, an infinite loop can occur because of a floating-point rounding error in some of the color algorithms. This affects ModulateHSL, ModulateHCL, ModulateHCLp, ModulateHSB, ModulateHSI, ModulateHSV, ModulateHWB, ModulateLCHab, and ModulateLCHuv.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7619?
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-2017-7619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7619, GHSA-9cv7-3mf5-c22h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7619.