ImageMagick HDR File coders/hdr.c out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file coders/hdr.c of the component HDR File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7520. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file coders/hdr.c of the component HDR File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in coders/hdr.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted HDR file.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2016. The weakness was shared 04/20/2017 by Moshe Kaplan (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7520 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93115 (Debian DSA-3652-1 : 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 169324 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:2667-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93115) and SecurityFocus (BID 93131†). The entries VDB-87737, VDB-87738, VDB-87739 and VDB-94147 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93115
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3652-1 : imagemagick - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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08/07/2016 🔍
08/25/2016 +18 days 🔍
08/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/09/2016 +14 days 🔍
09/29/2016 +20 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +203 days 🔍
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04/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 14e606db148d6ebcaae20f1e1d6d71903ca4a556
Researcher: Moshe Kaplan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100379
SecurityFocus: 93131 - ImageMagick Multiple Heap Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7520 - ImageMagick - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 10:01
Updated: 07/04/2024 02:41
Changes: 04/21/2017 10:01 (73), 09/19/2020 06:50 (7), 12/01/2022 14:50 (5), 07/04/2024 02:41 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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