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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.