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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 547-2] graphicsmagick regression update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The fix for CVE-2016-5240 was improperly applied which resulted in GraphicsMagick crashing instead of entering an infinite loop with the given proof of concept. Furthermore, the original announcement mistakently used the identifier DLA 574-1 instead of the correct one, DLA 547-1.
Affected Software
Affected Software
graphicsmagick on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u6. We recommend that you upgrade your graphicsmagick packages.