Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php71-pecl-imagick-devel package, versions <0:3.4.4-2.8.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PHP71PECLIMAGICKDEVEL-5889050
  • published8 Sept 2023
  • disclosed30 Mar 2018

Introduced: 30 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-9133  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 php71-pecl-imagick-devel to version 0:3.4.4-2.8.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1814.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php71-pecl-imagick-devel package and not the php71-pecl-imagick-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 has excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions (coders/tiff.c), which results in a hang (tens of minutes) with a tiny PoC file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.