SB2019040471 - Input validation error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)



SB2019040471 - Input validation error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)

Published: April 4, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040471
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14434)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 has a memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.