Out-of-bounds Read Affecting GraphicsMagick-doc package, versions <0:1.3.25-1.9.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.49% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GRAPHICSMAGICKDOC-1701998
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed6 Feb 2017

Introduced: 6 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-7449  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 GraphicsMagick-doc to version 0:1.3.25-1.9.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-752.

NVD Description

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

The TIFFGetField function in coders/tiff.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a file containing an "unterminated" string.