SB2016051104 - Buffer overflow in imlib2 (Alpine package)
Published: May 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016051104
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4024)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.9 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large dimensions in an image, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap memory write operation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.