SB2019061668 - Memory corruption in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: June 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061668
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18219)
CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenicated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the ReadOnePNGImage function due to memory allocation. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.