SB2019061643 - Resource exhaustion in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: June 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061643
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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 exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11140)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ReadJPEGImage function in coders/jpeg.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 creates a pixel cache before a successful read of a scanline, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted JPEG files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.