CVE-2017-18273
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-18273
To remediate CVE-2017-18273, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-18273 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
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 |