GLSA 201702-09: ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/17/2017
Bugs:	#599744, #606654
ID:	201702-09

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	< 6.9.7.4	>= 6.9.7.4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could 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-6.9.7.4"
    

References

• CVE-2016-10144
• CVE-2016-10145
• CVE-2016-10146
• CVE-2016-9298
• CVE-2017-5506
• CVE-2017-5507
• CVE-2017-5508
• CVE-2017-5509
• CVE-2017-5510
• CVE-2017-5511

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201702-09.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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