[ GLSA 202101-36 ] ImageMagick: Command injection

Aaron Bauman <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:03:46 -0500
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202101-36
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: ImageMagick: Command injection
     Date: January 29, 2021
     Bugs: #756829
       ID: 202101-36

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in ImageMagick's handling of PDF was discovered
possibly allowing code execution.

Background
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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     < 6.9.11.41-r1         >= 6.9.11.41-r1
                               < 7.0.10.41-r1         >= 7.0.10.41-r1

Description
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A flaw in ImageMagick's handling of password protected PDFs was
discovered.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
using ImageMagick possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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Do not open untrusted PDFs.

Resolution
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All ImageMagick 7 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.10.41-r1"

All ImageMagick 6 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.11.41-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-29599
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29599

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/202101-36

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 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.

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