Out-of-bounds Write Affecting emacs-nox package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-EMACSNOX-2553222
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed20 Jun 2018

Introduced: 20 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12599  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 emacs-nox to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1180.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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