SB2017082421 - NULL pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: August 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017082421
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-2017-11642)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the WriteMAPImage() function in coders/map.c when processing a non-colormapped image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-11638. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.