SB2018102912 - OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10794)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the coders/tiff.c source code. A local attacker can supply a malicious RGB TIFF picture, trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.

2) 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.

References

• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00073.html