ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 ICON File coders\icon.c ReadICONImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ReadICONImage of the file coders\icon.c of the component ICON File Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8765. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadICONImage of the file coders\icon.c of the component ICON File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The function named ReadICONImage in coders\icon.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion via a crafted ICON file.

The bug was discovered 05/03/2017. The weakness was shared 05/04/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8765 since 05/03/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100433 (Debian DSA-3863-1 : 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 170075 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2017:1600-1)).

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 databases at Tenable (100433) and SecurityFocus (BID 98688†). The entries VDB-98285, VDB-99943, VDB-99945 and VDB-100738 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 100433
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3863-1 : imagemagick - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703863
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3863-1 (imagemagick - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 466
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100849

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SecurityFocus: 98688 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-8765 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8765 - ImageMagick - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2017 11:32
Updated: 12/06/2022 07:38
Changes: 05/04/2017 11:32 (78), 09/23/2020 21:06 (8), 12/22/2020 12:34 (2), 12/06/2022 07:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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