Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
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- published13 Dec 2016
- disclosed13 Dec 2016
Introduced: 13 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-6491 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable imagemagick to version 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Buffer overflow in the Get8BIMProperty function in MagickCore/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-4 and 7.x before 7.0.2-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory leak, and crash) via a crafted image.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6491
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6491
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd84447b63a71fa8c3f47071b09454efc667767b
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.5-4/ChangeLog
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92186
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036501
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6491