VDB-104965 · CVE-2017-12662 · BID 100232

ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 coders/pdf.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file coders/pdf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePDFImage in coders/pdf.c.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was published 08/07/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12662 since 08/07/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105409 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2017:3388-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170605 (OpenSUSE Security Update for GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-SU-2017:3270-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105409). Similar entries are available at 104954, 104972, 106440 and 106771.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 105409
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2017:3388-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: bd40cc5f53067322861b881485cbd70f509f3829
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12662 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100232 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-12662 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2017 14:53
Updated: 12/15/2022 10:33
Changes: 08/08/2017 14:53 (75), 11/04/2019 15:40 (6), 01/07/2021 15:00 (3), 12/15/2022 10:33 (4)
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