SB2017020606 - Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick
Published: February 6, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020606
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7449)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the TIFFGetField function in coders/tiff.c. A remote attacker can create a file containing an "unterminated" string, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00097.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374233
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html