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CVE-2017-14741

Published: 25 September 2017

The ReadCAPTIONImage function in coders/caption.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted font file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0324-CVE-2017-14741-Fix-DoS-infinite-loop-in-ReadCAPTIONImage.patch in wheezy

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2)
bionic
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/bb11d07139efe0f5e4ce0e4afda32abdbe82fa9d

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H