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
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.