VDB-97012 · CVE-2016-8866 · Qualys 169455

GraphicsMagick up to 7.0.3.2 Fix CVE-2016-8862 MagickCore/memory.c AcquireMagickMemory memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GraphicsMagick up to 7.0.3.2 (Image Processing Software). This vulnerability affects the function AcquireMagickMemory of the file MagickCore/memory.c of the component Fix CVE-2016-8862. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The AcquireMagickMemory function in MagickCore/memory.c in GraphicsMagick 7.0.3.3 before 7.0.3.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8862.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8866 since 10/21/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96132 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2016-1511)), 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 169455 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:3256-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96132). The entries 94668, 97054, 97405 and 97414 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 96132
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2016-1511)
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OpenVAS ID: 880060
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ImageMagick openSUSE-SU-2016:3233-1 (ImageMagick)
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Upgrade: GraphicsMagick 7.0.3.3

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09/02/2020 +1294 days 🔍

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Advisory: openwall.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8866 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8866 - ImageMagick - Memory Corruption Issue

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Created: 02/16/2017 09:02
Updated: 09/02/2020 10:45
Changes: 02/16/2017 09:02 (75), 09/02/2020 10:45 (3)
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