SB2019061645 - NULL pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)



SB2019061645 - NULL pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)

Published: June 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019061645
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11637)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the WritePCLImage() function in coders/pcl.c during writes of monochrome images. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.