Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u10

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Overview

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.

References

CVSS Score

6.5
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    Required
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE
CVE-2017-14741
CWE
CWE-835
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN9-IMAGEMAGICK-401535
Disclosed
26 Sep, 2017
Published
26 Sep, 2017