CVE-2017-9499 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick via a crafted file triggering an assertion failure.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9499?
CVE-2017-9499 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Jun 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 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function SetPixelChannelAttributes, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9499 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-2017-9499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as GHSA-364j-9m4f-f6r2.