Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting autotrace package, versions <0:0.31.1-38.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-AUTOTRACE-1526703
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Mar 2019

Introduced: 22 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 autotrace to version 0:0.31.1-38.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1180.

NVD Description

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

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted image file.