Divide-by-zero error in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2018-9018

 

Divide-by-zero error in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2018-9018

Published: May 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12644
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9018
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group
Affected software:
GraphicsMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in the ReadMNGImage function of coders/png.c due to divide-by-zero error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted mng file and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-9018

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources