Excessive Iteration Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IMAGEMAGICK-401501
  • published12 Jul 2017
  • disclosed12 Jul 2017

Introduced: 12 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11188  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-834  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ReadDPXImage function in coders\dpx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-0 has a large loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted DPX file, related to lack of an EOF check.