SB2016121361 - NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick



SB2016121361 - NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick

Published: December 13, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016121361
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5690)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.