CVE-2017-18271
ImageMagick: infinite loop in ReadMIFFImage function in coders/miff.c
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadMIFFImage in coders/miff.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted MIFF image file.
Se ha encontrado una vulnerabilidad de bucle infinito en ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22 en la función ReadMIFFImage en coders/miff.c. Esta vulnerabilidad permite que los atacantes provoquen una denegación de servicio (agotamiento de CPU) mediante un archivo de imagen MIFF manipulado.
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-05-18 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-18 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (7)
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| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/911 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1 | 2020-09-08 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18271 | 2020-03-31 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581486 | 2020-03-31 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Imagemagick Search vendor "Imagemagick" | Imagemagick Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" | 7.0.7-16 Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" and version "7.0.7-16" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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