CVE-2017-17682

Public Exploit

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a large loop vulnerability was found in the function ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted wpg image file that triggers a ReadWPGImage call.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.24% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/870 third party advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102202 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17682?
CVE-2017-17682 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17682?
To fix CVE-2017-17682, 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-2017-17682 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-17682 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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