CVE-2017-18273 — In ImageMagick 7
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted image file that is mishandled in a GetImageIndexInList call.
Published
2018-05-18T19:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T21:13:49.232Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadTXTImage in coders/txt.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted image file that is mishandled in a GetImageIndexInList call.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-05-18T19:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.232Z
09References
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00012.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/910
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
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