NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting GraphicsMagick-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.3.24-1.8.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GRAPHICSMAGICKDEBUGINFO-1698933
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2017

Introduced: 3 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-2318  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 GraphicsMagick-debuginfo to version 0:1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-717.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream GraphicsMagick-debuginfo package and not the GraphicsMagick-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

GraphicsMagick 1.3.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SVG file, related to the (1) DrawImage function in magick/render.c, (2) SVGStartElement function in coders/svg.c, and (3) TraceArcPath function in magick/render.c.