ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 coders/sixel.c sixel_decode null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sixel_decode
of the file coders/sixel.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function sixel_decode in coders/sixel.c.
The bug was discovered 09/03/2017. The weakness was published 09/21/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14626 since 09/21/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110516 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : imagemagick vulnerabilities (USN-3681-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110516).
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 110516
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : imagemagick vulnerabilities (USN-3681-1)
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Sources
Product: imagemagick.orgAdvisory: USN-3681-1
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
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CVE: CVE-2017-14626 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100943 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-14626 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 09/21/2017 21:47Updated: 12/29/2022 17:34
Changes: 09/21/2017 21:47 (67), 11/18/2019 14:51 (14), 01/13/2021 18:01 (3), 12/29/2022 17:20 (3), 12/29/2022 17:27 (1), 12/29/2022 17:34 (1)
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