|
|
Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums |
|||||||||
|
If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200411-11] ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
|
[GLSA-200411-11] ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow |
||
|
ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-11 (ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow) ImageMagick fails to do proper bounds checking when handling image files with EXIF information. Impact A possible hacker could use an image file with specially-crafted EXIF information to cause arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running ImageMagick. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0981 http://www.imagemagick.org/www/Changelog.html http://secunia.com/advisories/12995/ Solution: All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.1.3.2" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
||
|
Home Networking, Cable & DSL |
|
||
|
No Discussions have been posted on this vulnerability. |