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Arch Linux: ASA-201903-15 Critical: ImageMagick Code Execution Threat

Calendar Mar 28, 2019 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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The package imagemagick before version 7.0.8.35-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201903-15
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2019-03-28
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-9956
Package : imagemagick
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-931

Summary
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The package imagemagick before version 7.0.8.35-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 7.0.8.35-1.

# pacman -Syu "imagemagick>=7.0.8.35-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 7.0.8.35.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in ImageMagick before
7.0.8-35, in the WritePSImage() function.

Impact
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An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

References
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https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1523
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/34a6a5a45e83a4af852090b4e43f168a380df979
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-9956