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CVE-2017-11523

Published: 22 July 2017

The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0102-CVE-2017-11523-endless-loop-in-ReadTXTImage.patch in unstable
This is 0087-CVE-2017-11523-endless-loop-in-ReadTXTImage.patch in stretch
This is 0243-Fix-endless-loop-in-ReadTXTImage.patch in wheezy
not fixing memory leak in trusty and xenial

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
trusty Ignored

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a8f9c2aabed37cd6a728532d1aed13ae0f3dfd78

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H