SB20171211337 - Null pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)



SB20171211337 - Null pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)

Published: December 11, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB20171211337
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15930)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error n ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c. A remote attacker can transfer specially crafted JPEG scanlines, trigger null pointer dereference, related to a PixelPacket pointer and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.