SB2019103056 - Use-after-free in imagemagick (Alpine package)



SB2019103056 - Use-after-free in imagemagick (Alpine package)

Published: October 30, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019103056
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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17541)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ImageMagick before 7.0.8-55 has a use-after-free in DestroyStringInfo in MagickCore/string.c because the error manager is mishandled in coders/jpeg.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.