CVE-2016-5240

Description

The DrawDashPolygon function in magick/render.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and the SVG renderer in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by converting a circularly defined SVG file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory graphicsmagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89348 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/14 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ChangeLog-2016.html release notes vendor advisory
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=ddc999ec896c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5240?
CVE-2016-5240 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5240?
To fix CVE-2016-5240, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5240 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5240 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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