ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 avs.c ReadAVSImage resource management

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ReadAVSImage of the file avs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The ReadAVSImage function in avs.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2017. The weakness was shared 04/18/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7942 since 04/18/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100441 (FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- multiple vulnerabilities (50776801-4183-11e7-b291-b499baebfeaf)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196797 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Imagemagick Vulnerabilities (USN-3302-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100441) and SecurityFocus (BID 97946†). The entries VDB-99011, VDB-99560, VDB-99943 and VDB-99945 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 100441
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- multiple vulnerabilities (50776801-4183-11e7-b291-b499baebfeaf)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for imagemagick USN-3302-1
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Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 429
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
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CVE: CVE-2017-7942 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 97946 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-7942 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7942 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Created: 04/19/2017 11:45 AM
Updated: 11/29/2022 03:53 PM
Changes: 04/19/2017 11:45 AM (77), 09/15/2020 08:39 AM (8), 11/29/2022 03:53 PM (4)
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