SB20171211336 - Integer underflow in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: December 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB20171211336
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) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14997)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow condition in the ReadPICTImage function, as defined in the coders/pict.c source code. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a malicious image file, trigger memory allocation failure, resulting in a DoS condition on the targeted system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.