SB2017091707 - NULL pointer dereference in GraphicsMagick
Published: September 17, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017091707
Severity
Medium
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14504)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 does not ensure the correct number of colors for the XV 332 format, leading to a NULL Pointer Dereference. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=fb09ca6dd22c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100877
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/465/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/466/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321