OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick

Published: 2018-09-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-16749 CVE-2018-16750
CWE-ID	CWE-617 CWE-401
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU14739

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16749

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 42.3

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-09/msg00070.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.

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU14738