Improper Input Validation Affecting emacs package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed5 Jul 2018
Introduced: 5 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-16643 (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.
The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16643
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b6bff054d569a77973f2140c0e86366e6168a6c
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1199
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1180
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/