SB2018092406 - OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick

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SB2018092406 - OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick

Published: September 24, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018092406
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16749)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage() function in coders/png.c. A remote attacker can trigger an assertion failure with a specially crafted image file and crash the vulnerable application.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16750)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the formatIPTCfromBuffer() function in coders/meta.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack via a specially crafted image file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References