Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting emacs-nox package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSNOX-2162312
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Jun 2018

Introduced: 19 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 emacs-nox to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-nox package and not the emacs-nox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-3 Q16, ReadDIBImage and WriteDIBImage in coders/dib.c allow attackers to cause an out of bounds write via a crafted file.