Improper Input Validation Affecting emacs-nox package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.08% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSNOX-2162403
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jul 2018

Introduced: 5 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-16643  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (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 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.