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GLSA-201702-09 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97252

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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-201702-09 (ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 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-6.9.7.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97252

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201702-09.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 2/21/2017

Updated: 1/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5511

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10144, CVE-2016-10145, CVE-2016-10146, CVE-2016-9298, CVE-2017-5506, CVE-2017-5507, CVE-2017-5508, CVE-2017-5509, CVE-2017-5510, CVE-2017-5511

GLSA: 201702-09