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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8898: Security patch for ImageMagick (ALAS-2016-716)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8898: Security patch for ImageMagick (ALAS-2016-716)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/23/2016
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

The WriteImages function in magick/constitute.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.2-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image file.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-imagemagick

References

  • RHSA-2016:1237
  • ALAS-2016-716
  • 91039
  • CVE-2015-8898
  • USN-3131-1

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