84323 : GraphicsMagick PNG Image Handling Casting Error DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-07-27

Description

GraphicsMagick contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a casting error occurs during the handling of PNG images, which will result in loss of availability for the program.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, a patch has been committed to the CVS/GIT/Mercurial repository that addresses this vulnerability. Until it is incorporated into the next release of the software, manually patching an existing installation is the only known available solution. Check the vendor advisory or solution URL in the references section.

Products

GraphicsMagick Group

GraphicsMagick

1.3.16

References

CVE ID: 2012-3438 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50090 52755
Bugtraq ID: 54716
ISS X-Force ID: 77259
Related OSVDB ID: 84324
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://graphicsmagick.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/graphicsmagick/graphicsmagick/rev/d6e469d02cd2
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00102.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844105
Vendor URL: http://www.graphicsmagick.org/

Credit

Tom Lane - Red Hat

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-08-08 | Disagree?

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