OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2018-16644
CVE-2018-16645
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU15352

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16644

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient check for length in ReadDCMImage() function in coders/dcm.c and in ReadPICTImage() function in coders/pict.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the affected application and trigger application crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 15

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-09/msg00054.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU15353

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16645

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ReadBMPImage() function in coders/bmp.c and in ReadDIBImage() function in coders/dib.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application and trigger application crash due to memory allocation error.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 15

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-09/msg00054.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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