CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7275

Low
Published: —Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted large memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862 and CVE-2016-8866.

Risk Assessment

A crafted PCX file may exhaust memory and crash an application processing images. The risk affects services converting untrusted files.

Recommendation

Update ImageMagick to a version with the complete fix. Until then, restrict processing of untrusted PCX files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted large memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862 and CVE-2016-8866.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS