CVE-2017-11523

ImageMagick: Endless loop in ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 21, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The ReadTXTImage function in coders/txt.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-0 and 7.x through 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file, because the end-of-file condition is not considered.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation