Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-14


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-IMAGEMAGICK-402964
  • published22 Jul 2017
  • disclosed22 Jul 2017

Introduced: 22 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11523  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-14 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.

The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.