SB2019103049 - Out-of-bounds read in imagemagick (Alpine package)
Published: October 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019103049
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15139)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in "ReadXWDImage" in the "coders/xwd.c" file due to a boundary condition when reading on XWD files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XWD image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.