SB20171211335 - NULL pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: December 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB20171211335
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14994)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted DICOM image, related to the ability of DCM_ReadNonNativeImages to yield an image list with zero frames.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.