Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201611-21 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 6.9.6.2 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201611-21
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 30, 2016
Bugs: #581990, #593526, #593530, #593532, #595200, #596002, #596004
ID: 201611-21
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick, the worst of
which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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ImageMagick is a collection of tools and libraries for many image
formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.9.6.2 >= 6.9.6.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.6.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-3714
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3714
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-3715
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3715
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-3716
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3716
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-3717
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3717
[ 5 ] CVE-2016-3718
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3718
[ 6 ] CVE-2016-5010
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5010
[ 7 ] CVE-2016-5842
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5842
[ 8 ] CVE-2016-6491
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6491
[ 9 ] CVE-2016-7799
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7799
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-7906
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7906
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5