high
7.1
CWE
835
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-18271

First published: Fri May 18 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadMIFFImage in coders/miff.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted MIFF image file. References: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/911">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/911</a> Patch: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7523250e2664028aa1d8f02d2d7ae49c769a851e">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7523250e2664028aa1d8f02d2d7ae49c769a851e</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.7-16
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u3
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u2
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1
8:7.1.1.39+dfsg1-3

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7523250e2664028aa1d8f02d2d7ae49c769a851e

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2017-18271?

    CVE-2017-18271 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by triggering an infinite loop.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-18271?

    The severity of CVE-2017-18271 is high, with a severity value of 6.5.

  • Which version of ImageMagick is affected by CVE-2017-18271?

    ImageMagick version 7.0.7-16 is affected by CVE-2017-18271.

  • How can I fix CVE-2017-18271?

    To fix CVE-2017-18271, you should apply the latest patches provided by the vendor or update to a patched version of ImageMagick.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-18271?

    You can find more information about CVE-2017-18271 on the official GitHub page for ImageMagick and the security advisory pages for Debian and Ubuntu.

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