SB2017020306 - Buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick
Published: February 3, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020306
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2317)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Multiple buffer overflows in GraphicsMagick 1.3.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SVG file, related to the (1) TracePoint function in magick/render.c, (2) GetToken function in magick/utility.c, and (3) GetTransformTokens function in coders/svg.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00037.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/11/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83241
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1306148