SB2019040483 - Input validation error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)



SB2019040483 - Input validation error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)

Published: April 4, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040483
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16644)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient check for length in ReadDCMImage() function in coders/dcm.c and in ReadPICTImage() function in coders/pict.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the affected application and trigger application crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.