SB2017021512 - Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick
Published: February 15, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021512
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-2016-8682)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ReadSCTImage function in coders/sct.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted SCT header.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/0a0dfa81906d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93597
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-readsctimage-sct-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583