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CVE-2017-11446 (GCVE-0-2017-11446)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-19 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:12
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Summary
The ReadPESImage function in coders\pes.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an infinite loop vulnerability that can cause CPU exhaustion via a crafted PES file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-07-19 00:00
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