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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7997: Security patch for GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2017-820)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7997: Security patch for GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2017-820)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/18/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/20/2017
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

The WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors related to a ReferenceBlob and a NULL pointer.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-graphicsmagick

References

  • ALAS-2017-820
  • DLA-683-1
  • DSA-3746
  • 93467
  • CVE-2016-7997

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