ImageMagick up to 6.5.3-5 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick up to 6.5.3-5 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 6.7.5-7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang) via a crafted image whose IFD contains IOP tags that all reference the beginning of the IDF.

The weakness was published 06/05/2012 by Aleksis Kauppinen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0248 since 12/21/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80752 (Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : quagga (cve_2012_1820_denial_of)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350671 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ImageMagick: ALAS-2012-076).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12209.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73124), Tenable (80752), SecurityFocus (BID 51957†), OSVDB (79003†) and Secunia (SA47926†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55529, VDB-60903, VDB-60901 and VDB-60900.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 80752
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : quagga (cve_2012_1820_denial_of)
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OpenVAS ID: 892427
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2427-1 (imagemagick - several vulnerabilities
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Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: usn-1435-1⛔
Researcher: Aleksis Kauppinen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0248 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73124
SecurityFocus: 51957 - ImageMagick Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47926
OSVDB: 79003
SecurityTracker: 1027032 - ImageMagick Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35051 - ImageMagick Before 6.7.5-1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Specially Crafted IFD File, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/03/2021 10:06 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (63), 04/11/2017 06:17 PM (17), 12/03/2021 10:00 AM (3), 12/03/2021 10:04 AM (12), 12/03/2021 10:06 AM (1)
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