Out-of-bounds Write 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
0.99% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSNOX-2162365
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2018

Introduced: 1 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-16642  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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.

The function InsertRow in coders/cut.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file due to an out-of-bounds write.