Resource Exhaustion Affecting php70-pecl-imagick-devel package, versions <0:3.4.4-1.7.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (77th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PHP70PECLIMAGICKDEVEL-5888694
  • published8 Sept 2023
  • disclosed27 Mar 2018

Introduced: 27 Mar 2018

CVE-2017-18254  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 php70-pecl-imagick-devel to version 0:3.4.4-1.7.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1813.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php70-pecl-imagick-devel package and not the php70-pecl-imagick-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7. A memory leak vulnerability was found in the function WriteGIFImage in coders/gif.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.