CVE-2017-11523 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1. An attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a crafted file to the ReadTXTImage function, which fails to properly handle end-of-file conditions. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high availability impact (A:H) without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.9-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.0-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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