GLSA 200503-11: ImageMagick: Filename handling vulnerability

Severity:normal
Title:ImageMagick: Filename handling vulnerability
Date:03/06/2005
Bugs: #83542
ID:200503-11

Synopsis

A format string vulnerability exists in ImageMagick that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

ImageMagick is a collection of tools and libraries for manipulating a wide variety of image formats.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.2.0.4 >= 6.2.0.4 All supported architectures

Description

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team has identified a flaw in the handling of filenames by the ImageMagick utilities.

Impact

Successful exploitation may disrupt web applications that depend on ImageMagick for image processing, potentially executing arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.2.0.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-11.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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