SB2017100315 - NULL pointer dereference in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Published: October 3, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017100315
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13065)
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 function SVGStartElement in coders/svg.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.