GLSA-200503-11 : ImageMagick: Filename handling vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 17283

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-11 (ImageMagick: Filename handling vulnerability)

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team has identified a flaw in the handling of filenames by the ImageMagick utilities.
Impact :

Successful exploitation may disrupt web applications that depend on ImageMagick for image processing, potentially executing arbitrary code.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.2.0.4'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17283

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-11.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 3/7/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:imagemagick, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0397

GLSA: 200503-11

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