Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2
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- published1 Sept 2017
- disclosed1 Sept 2017
Introduced: 1 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-12692 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The ReadVIFFImage function in coders/viff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted VIFF file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12692
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12692
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/653
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/