ImageMagick up to 6.9.9-23/7.0.7-11 Magick++/lib/Image.cpp Magick::Image::read use after free
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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.9-23/7.0.7-11 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function Magick::Image::read
in the library Magick++/lib/Image.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.
The bug was discovered 12/10/2017. The weakness was published 12/11/2017 by Security Team (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17499 since 12/10/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105489 (Debian DSA-4074-1 : imagemagick - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176259 (Debian Security Update for imagemagick (DSA 4074-1)).
Upgrading to version 6.9.9-24 or 7.0.7-12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105489). Similar entries are available at 110450 and 111073.
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 105489
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4074-1 : imagemagick - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 63289
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4074-1 (imagemagick - security update)
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.9-24/7.0.7-12
Patch: github.com
Timeline
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Sources
Product: imagemagick.orgAdvisory: 8c35502217c1879cb8257c617007282eee3fe1cc
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17499 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 102155 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-17499 Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2017 11:44Updated: 01/17/2023 11:45
Changes: 12/11/2017 11:44 (77), 12/13/2019 15:19 (6), 01/17/2023 11:37 (5), 01/17/2023 11:45 (1)
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