SB2019061628 - Incorrect calculation in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)



SB2019061628 - Incorrect calculation in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)

Published: June 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019061628
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) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11474)

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the ReadXWDImage() function in coders/xwd.c in XWD reader. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XWD file, pass it to the application, trigger a floating-point exception and crash the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.