Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting graphicsmagick package, versions <1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
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- published14 Jan 2018
- disclosed14 Jan 2018
Introduced: 14 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-5685 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 graphicsmagick to version 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphicsmagick package and not the graphicsmagick package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the ReadBMPImage function (coders/bmp.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via an image file with a crafted bit-field mask value.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-5685
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5685
- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/52a91ddb1aa6
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/541/