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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-10177

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-28, there is an infinite loop in the ReadOneMNGImage function of the coders/png.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted mng file.

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CVE-2018-10177

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Apr 2018, 23:29 UTC

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-28, there is an infinite loop in the ReadOneMNGImage function of the coders/png.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted mng file.

osv:CVE-2018-10177
Complete source record
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2018-04-16T23:29:00.217+00:00"
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