SB2019030106 - OpenSUSE Linux update for php5
Published: March 1, 2019 Updated: May 15, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019030106
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6977)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write in imagecolormatch. A remote attacker can write up to 1200 bytes over the boundaries of a buffer allocated in the imagecolormatch function, which then calls gdImageColorMatch() and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.