CVE-2017-7942 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in ImageMagick by processing a specially crafted AVS image file.
- 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-2017-7942?
CVE-2017-7942 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 18 Apr 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 ReadAVSImage function in avs.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7942?
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-2017-7942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7942, GHSA-mpjm-7gh6-3vc4.