SB2019123156 - Fedora 30 update for GraphicsMagick



SB2019123156 - Fedora 30 update for GraphicsMagick

Published: December 31, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019123156
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Divide-by-zero error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9018)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the ReadMNGImage function of coders/png.c due to divide-by-zero error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted mng file and cause the service to crash.

2) 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.