SB2019061631 - Resource management error in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: June 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061631
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7448)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The Utah RLE reader in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or large memory allocations) via vectors involving the header information and the file size.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.