Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-IMAGEMAGICK-401535
  • published26 Sept 2017
  • disclosed26 Sept 2017

Introduced: 26 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14741  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.