SB2017030112 - Input validation error in GraphicsMagick
Published: March 1, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017030112
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9830)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The MagickRealloc function in memory.c in Graphicsmagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a jpeg image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/38d0f281e8c8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00141.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94625
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickrealloc-memory-c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401536