CVE-2017-11523

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-07-21
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1474845: CVE-2017-11523 ImageMagick: Endless loop in ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-11523 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ImageMagick Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagick Not affected

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