SB2020011806 - Heap-based buffer overflow in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
Published: January 18, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020011806
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19948)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due insufficient validation of row and column sizes in the "WriteSGIImage" function of coders/sgi.c. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.