SB2017092619 - Infinite loop in ImageMagick
Published: September 26, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092619
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14741)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ReadCAPTIONImage function in coders/caption.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted font file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.