OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick



Published: 2019-10-16
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16709
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU31998

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16709

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within coders/dps.c, as demonstrated by XCreateImage. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 15

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00046.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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