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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 6.9.7 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TGA File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. Incorrect TGA files could trigger assertion failures, thus leading to DoS.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2017. The weakness was presented 03/06/2017 by Javantea (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-6498 since 03/05/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97963 (Debian DLA-868-1 : 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 196729 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Imagemagick Vulnerabilities (USN-3232-1)).

Upgrading 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 (97963). See 97570 for similar entry.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• ImageMagick

Version

• 6.9.7

License

• open-source

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 97963
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-868-1 : imagemagick security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 703808
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3808-1 (imagemagick - security update)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/05/2017 🔍
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03/24/2017 +18 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +3 days 🔍
09/04/2020 +1257 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Javantea
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-6498 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 96591 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-6498 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6498 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2017 11:33
Updated: 09/04/2020 10:34
Changes: 03/06/2017 11:33 (74), 09/04/2020 10:34 (8)
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