The vulnerability of the ReadXBMImage function (coders/xbm.c) in the console-based graphic editor ImageMagick allows a hacker to cause a waste of computing resources and a system failure.

The vulnerability of the ReadXBMImage function coders/xbm.c in the console-based graphic editor ImageMagick is related to resource management errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to consume computational resources, and it can also cause system malfunctions by using a...