SB2016091521 - Integer overflow in imagemagick (Alpine package)



SB2016091521 - Integer overflow in imagemagick (Alpine package)

Published: September 15, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016091521
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5841)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in MagickCore/profile.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.2-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the offset variable.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.