A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20190322 Q8 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function WriteXWDImage of the file coders/xwd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20190322 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function WriteXWDImage of coders/xwd.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2019. The weakness was released 04/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-11008 since 04/08/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176861 (Debian Security Update for graphicsmagick (DLA 1755-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 104388, 104402, 104829 and 104879.

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• 1.4 snapshot-20190322 Q8

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