SB2017090522 - Input validation error in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: September 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090522
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13777)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a denial of service issue in ReadXBMImage() in a coders/xbm.c "Read hex image data" version==10 case that results in the reader not returning; it would cause large amounts of CPU and memory consumption although the crafted file itself does not request it.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.