ImageMagick up to 6.2.2 infinite loop

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XWD Decoder in ImageMagick before 6.2.2.3, and GraphicsMagick before 1.1.6-r1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an image with a zero color mask.

The weakness was released 05/21/2005 by Tavis Ormandy with Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntulinux.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1739. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18380 (GLSA-200505-16 : ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick: Denial of Service vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120302 (Solaris Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick).

Upgrading to version 6.2.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20744), Tenable (18380), SecurityFocus (BID 13705†), OSVDB (16774†) and Secunia (SA15429†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3330, VDB-3329, VDB-3331 and VDB-3332. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 18380
Nessus Name: GLSA-200505-16 : ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick: Denial of Service vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54948
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200505-16 (ImageMagick)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.2.2.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25331

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X-Force: 20744
SecurityFocus: 13705 - ImageMagick And GraphicsMagick XWD Decoder Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15429
OSVDB: 16774 - ImageMagick XWD Color Mask Decoding DoS
Vulnerability Center: 8204 - DoS in ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick XWD Decode via Zero Color Mask Images, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41 AM
Updated: 07/05/2021 09:17 AM
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 AM (73), 06/08/2017 11:46 PM (4), 07/05/2021 09:15 AM (3), 07/05/2021 09:17 AM (1)
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