SB2016091519 - NULL pointer dereference in imagemagick (Alpine package)
Published: September 15, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091519
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5690)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The ReadDCMImage function in DCM reader in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-5 and 7.x before 7.0.1-7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the for statement in computing the pixel scaling table.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.