ImageMagick contains a boundary error within the 'ReadPALMImage()' function in coders/palm.c that may allow a malicious user to cause a Denial of Service and possibly execute arbitrary code. In order to exploit this issue an attacker has to persuade the victim to open a malformed PALM image.
Classification
Location:
Local Access Required
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity,
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Vendor Verified
Technical
This issue is a result of an early published 'insufficient' patch and related to OSVDB ID 29990.
Solution
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Suse, Ubuntu, Debian and Mandriva have released a patch to address this vulnerability.
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