CVE-2017-9144

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, a crafted RLE image can trigger a crash because of incorrect EOF handling in coders/rle.c.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98603 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f6240ee77847787f6d7618b669d3a2040a2d6d40 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9144?
CVE-2017-9144 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9144?
To fix CVE-2017-9144, 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-2017-9144 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9144 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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