CVE-2017-14341

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/654 third party advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7d63315a64267c565d1f34b9cb523a14616fed24 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14341?
CVE-2017-14341 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14341?
To fix CVE-2017-14341, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14341 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14341 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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