Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.78% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IMAGEMAGICK-401377
  • published1 Sept 2017
  • disclosed1 Sept 2017

Introduced: 1 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-12693  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ReadBMPImage function in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted BMP file.