CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-11446

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Jul 19, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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The ReadPESImage function in coderspes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ImagemagickImagemagick7.0.6-1 (including)7.0.6-1 (including)
ImagemagickUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
ImagemagickUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
ImagemagickUbuntutrusty*
ImagemagickUbuntutrusty/esm*
ImagemagickUbuntuxenial*
ImagemagickUbuntuyakkety*
ImagemagickUbuntuzesty*

References