CVE-2017-11505: High severity imagemagick vulnerability

Published Jul 9, 2017
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Updated

The ReadOneJNGImage function in coders/png.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 (large loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed JNG file.

Affected Software

60 affected componentsFixes available
debian/imagemagick<=8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11, <=8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u15
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-128:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u18:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u10
ImageMagick<=6.9.9-0
ImageMagick=7.0.0-0
ImageMagick=7.0.1-0
ImageMagick=7.0.1-1
ImageMagick=7.0.1-2
ImageMagick=7.0.1-3
ImageMagick=7.0.1-4
ImageMagick=7.0.1-5
ImageMagick=7.0.1-6
ImageMagick=7.0.1-7
ImageMagick=7.0.1-8
ImageMagick=7.0.1-9
ImageMagick=7.0.1-10
ImageMagick=7.0.2-0
ImageMagick=7.0.2-1
ImageMagick=7.0.2-2
ImageMagick=7.0.2-3
ImageMagick=7.0.2-4
ImageMagick=7.0.2-5
ImageMagick=7.0.2-6
ImageMagick=7.0.2-7
ImageMagick=7.0.2-8
ImageMagick=7.0.2-9
ImageMagick=7.0.2-10
ImageMagick=7.0.3-0
ImageMagick=7.0.3-1
ImageMagick=7.0.3-2
ImageMagick=7.0.3-3
ImageMagick=7.0.3-4
ImageMagick=7.0.3-5
ImageMagick=7.0.3-6
ImageMagick=7.0.3-7
ImageMagick=7.0.3-8
ImageMagick=7.0.3-9
ImageMagick=7.0.3-10
ImageMagick=7.0.4-0
ImageMagick=7.0.4-1
ImageMagick=7.0.4-2
ImageMagick=7.0.4-3
ImageMagick=7.0.4-4
ImageMagick=7.0.4-5
ImageMagick=7.0.4-6
ImageMagick=7.0.4-7
ImageMagick=7.0.4-8
ImageMagick=7.0.4-9
ImageMagick=7.0.4-10
ImageMagick=7.0.5-0
ImageMagick=7.0.5-1
ImageMagick=7.0.5-2
ImageMagick=7.0.5-3
ImageMagick=7.0.5-4
ImageMagick=7.0.5-5
ImageMagick=7.0.5-6
ImageMagick=7.0.5-7
ImageMagick=7.0.5-8
ImageMagick=7.0.5-9
ImageMagick=7.0.5-10
ImageMagick=7.0.6-0
ImageMagick=7.0.6-1

Event History

Jul 21, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11505?

CVE-2017-11505 has a medium severity rating as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-11505?

To mitigate CVE-2017-11505, update your ImageMagick installation to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-12 or higher.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2017-11505?

CVE-2017-11505 affects ImageMagick versions 6.9.9-0 and below and 7.x versions up to 7.0.6-1.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-11505?

CVE-2017-11505 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by the ReadOneJNGImage function in ImageMagick.

5

How does CVE-2017-11505 exploit work?

CVE-2017-11505 exploits a malformed JNG file, triggering a large loop which leads to high CPU consumption.

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