SB2017111202 - Debian update for imagemagick
Published: November 12, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111202
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) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12983)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.