What is the severity of CVE-2017-7606?

CVE-2017-7606 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause application crashes and unspecified impacts.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7606?

To fix CVE-2017-7606, update ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.5-4, where the vulnerability has been resolved.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-7606?

CVE-2017-7606 specifically affects ImageMagick version 7.0.5-4.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-7606 enable?

CVE-2017-7606 enables remote attackers to potentially cause denial of service by exploiting crafted image files.

What is the root cause of CVE-2017-7606?

The root cause of CVE-2017-7606 is an undefined behavior issue in the coders/rle.c module of ImageMagick.

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CVE-2017-7606

medium

6.5

CWE

9/4/2017

4/11/2017

CVE-2017-7606: Input Validation

First published: Sun Apr 09 2017(Updated: )

coders/rle.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 has an "outside the range of representable values of type unsigned char" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick	=7.0.5-4

Remedy

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/02/imagemagick-undefined-behavior-in-codersrle-c/

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7606?
CVE-2017-7606 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause application crashes and unspecified impacts.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7606?
To fix CVE-2017-7606, update ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.5-4, where the vulnerability has been resolved.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-7606?
CVE-2017-7606 specifically affects ImageMagick version 7.0.5-4.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-7606 enable?
CVE-2017-7606 enables remote attackers to potentially cause denial of service by exploiting crafted image files.
What is the root cause of CVE-2017-7606?
The root cause of CVE-2017-7606 is an undefined behavior issue in the coders/rle.c module of ImageMagick.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7606?
CVE-2017-7606 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause application crashes and unspecified impacts.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7606?
To fix CVE-2017-7606, update ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.5-4, where the vulnerability has been resolved.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-7606?
CVE-2017-7606 specifically affects ImageMagick version 7.0.5-4.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-7606 enable?
CVE-2017-7606 enables remote attackers to potentially cause denial of service by exploiting crafted image files.
What is the root cause of CVE-2017-7606?
The root cause of CVE-2017-7606 is an undefined behavior issue in the coders/rle.c module of ImageMagick.