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Gentoo GLSA-202212-15: Critical ImageMagick Remote Command Execution Issue

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Calendar Grey November 19, 2013
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws in GraphicsMagick enable remote code execution or potential Denial of Service attacks. It's advised to perform an upgrade for enhanced protection.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GraphicsMagick, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote code Denial of Service GraphicsMagick

Resolution

All GraphicsMagick users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/graphicsmagick-1.3.18"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1097 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1097 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-1882 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1882 [ 3 ] CVE-2009-3736 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3736 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-4589 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4589

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-10
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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.

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Severity: Normal
Title: GraphicsMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2013
Bugs: #365769, #488050
ID: 201311-10

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security advisory Gentoo remote code Denial of Service GraphicsMagick

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GraphicsMagick, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

GraphicsMagick is the Swiss army knife of image processing.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/graphicsmagick < 1.3.18 >= 1.3.18

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted image file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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