Out-of-Bounds Affecting graphicsmagick package, versions <1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.7% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-GRAPHICSMAGICK-352568
  • published13 Jul 2016
  • disclosed13 Jul 2016

Introduced: 13 Jul 2016

CVE-2015-8808  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 graphicsmagick to version 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1 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.

The DecodeImage function in coders/gif.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted GIF file.