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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8684: Security patch for GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2017-820)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8684: Security patch for GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2017-820)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/20/2017
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

The MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure and a "file truncation error for corrupt file."

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-graphicsmagick

References

  • ALAS-2017-820
  • DLA-683-1
  • DSA-3746
  • 93779
  • CVE-2016-8684

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