#VU18363 Stack-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2019-11005

 

#VU18363 Stack-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2019-11005

Published: April 28, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18363
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11005
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GraphicsMagick
Software vendor:
GraphicsMagick Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a quoted font family value within the SVGStartElement() function in coders/svg.c in SVG reader. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 1.3.32 or 1.4 snapshot-20190322 Q8.

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