CVE-2017-17682 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a large loop vulnerability was found in the function ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted wpg image file that triggers a ReadWPGImage call.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	7.0.7-12
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102202Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/870ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102202Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/870ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-17682?

CVE-2017-17682 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a large loop vulnerability was found in the function ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted ...

How severe is CVE-2017-17682?

CVE-2017-17682 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17682?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.