GLSA 202003-38: PECL Imagick: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	PECL Imagick: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	03/19/2020
Bugs:	#687030
ID:	202003-38

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Imagick PHP extension might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Imagick is a PHP extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-php/pecl-imagick	< 3.4.4	>= 3.4.4	All supported architectures

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in the Imagick PHP extension.

Impact

A remote attacker, able to upload specially crafted images which will get processed by Imagick, 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 Imagick PHP extension users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/pecl-imagick-3.4.4"

References

CVE-2019-11037

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-38.xml

Concerns?

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