Improper Input Validation Affecting emacs package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed21 Aug 2018
Introduced: 21 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-15607 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 emacs to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs package and not the emacs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-11 Q16, a tiny input file 0x50 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x4c 0x36 0x38 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x1f 0x35 0x50 0x00 can result in a hang of several minutes during which CPU and memory resources are consumed until ultimately an attempted large memory allocation fails. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.