What is CVE-2017-11188?

CVE-2017-11188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-11188?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2017-11188

The ReadDPXImage function in coders\dpx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-0 has a large loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted DPX file, related to lack of an EOF check.

EPSS: 0.001 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions 7.0.6-0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-834 — Excessive Iteration

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11188?: CVE-2017-11188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-11188?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.