SB2017070313 - Buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick
Published: July 3, 2017 Updated: November 4, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017070313
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10800)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing MATLAB images in ReadMATImage() function in coders/mat.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image with size for a MAT Object grater than the actual amount of data, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.