Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick

CVE-2017-14341

ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 has a large loop vulnerability in ReadWPGImage in coders/wpg.c, causing CPU exhaustion via a crafted wpg image file.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.020 (79.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14341?
CVE-2017-14341 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-14341?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.