VDB-104610 · CVE-2017-11724 · BID 104597

ImageMagick up to 6.9.9-3/7.0.6-3 coders/mat.c ReadMATImage resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.9-3/7.0.6-3 (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick through 6.9.9-3 and 7.x through 7.0.6-3 has memory leaks involving the quantum_info and clone_info data structures.

The bug was discovered 07/27/2017. The weakness was published 07/29/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11724 since 07/28/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103333 (Fedora 25 : 1:emacs / ImageMagick / WindowMaker / autotrace / converseen / etc (2017-3a568adb31)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170697 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0132-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103333). Similar entries are available at 103302, 104388, 104394 and 104518.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 103333
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : 1:emacs / ImageMagick / WindowMaker / autotrace / converseen / etc (2017-3a568adb31)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-3a568adb31
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11724 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104597 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-11724 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2017 17:19
Updated: 12/14/2022 11:14
Changes: 07/29/2017 17:19 (75), 11/02/2019 08:49 (6), 12/14/2022 11:06 (4), 12/14/2022 11:14 (1)
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