46632 : GraphicsMagick GetImageCharacteristics() Function File Comment Handling DoS
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Jun 29, 2008

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(Description Provided by CVE) : Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in GraphicsMagick before 1.2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash, infinite loop, or memory consumption) via (a) unspecified vectors in the (1) AVI, (2) AVS, (3) DCM, (4) EPT, (5) FITS, (6) MTV, (7) PALM, (8) RLA, and (9) TGA decoder readers; and (b) the GetImageCharacteristics function in magick/image.c, as reachable from a crafted (10) PNG, (11) JPEG, (12) BMP, or (13) TIFF file.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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References

CVE ID: 2008-3134 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 30879 32151
Related OSVDB ID: 46633
FrSIRT Advisory: ADV-2008-1984
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=841176
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=610253

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