SB2017111103 - Gentoo update for ImageMagick
Published: November 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111103
Severity
Low
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11640)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to an address access exception in the WritePTIFImage() function in coders/tiff.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into converting a specially crafted file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.