Reachable Assertion in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-16749 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-617 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
imagemagick6 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsimagemagick6 (Alpine package): 6.9.9.51-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7265f5c68465fbf270b08e5b5afab0c89bebdcff
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9aa6f1864ecdab720ef92348b15660fd036b12b0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=49f02237bafd3d3005a5791741d775c1380eddf4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4d73543a48ca18ae905200443cacdf97da41f6e
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.
