SB2017071005 - Resource exhaustion in GraphicsMagick
Published: July 10, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071005
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11140)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ReadJPEGImage function in coders/jpeg.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 creates a pixel cache before a successful read of a scanline, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted JPEG files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.