GLSA 201711-07: ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:11/11/2017
Bugs: #626454, #626906, #627036, #628192, #628490, #628646, #628650, #628700, #628702, #629354, #629482, #629576, #629932, #630256, #630458, #630674, #635200, #635664, #635666
ID:201711-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

A collection of tools and libraries for many image formats.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.9.9.20 >= 6.9.9.20 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact

Remote attackers, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

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-6.9.9.20"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201711-07.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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