CVE-2017-11523
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.
How to fix CVE-2017-11523
To remediate CVE-2017-11523, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-14 or later
Is CVE-2017-11523 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-14
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |