GLSA 201611-21: ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/30/2016
Bugs:	#581990, #593526, #593530, #593532, #595200, #596002, #596004
ID:	201611-21

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

ImageMagick is a collection of tools and libraries for many image formats.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/imagemagick	< 6.9.6.2	>= 6.9.6.2	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-6.9.6.2"
    

References

• CVE-2016-3714
• CVE-2016-3715
• CVE-2016-3716
• CVE-2016-3717
• CVE-2016-3718
• CVE-2016-5010
• CVE-2016-5842
• CVE-2016-6491
• CVE-2016-7799
• CVE-2016-7906

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201611-21.xml

Concerns?

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License

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