Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.10.2+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-IMAGEMAGICK-400214
  • published16 Apr 2018
  • disclosed16 Apr 2018

Introduced: 16 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-10177  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable imagemagick to version 8:6.9.10.2+dfsg-2 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-28, there is an infinite loop in the ReadOneMNGImage function of the coders/png.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted mng file.