ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 EOF coders/rle.c RLE Image input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file coders/rle.c of the component EOF Handler. Such manipulation as part of RLE Image leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9144. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file coders/rle.c of the component EOF Handler. The manipulation as part of a RLE Image 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:

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, a crafted RLE image can trigger a crash because of incorrect EOF handling in coders/rle.c.

The bug was discovered 05/28/2017. The weakness was disclosed 05/22/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-9144 since 05/22/2017. 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 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 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100433) and SecurityFocus (BID 98603†). The entries VDB-98285, VDB-99943, VDB-99945 and VDB-100738 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
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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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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: f6240ee77847787f6d7618b669d3a2040a2d6d40
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CVE: CVE-2017-9144 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9144
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101612

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SecurityFocus: 98603 - ImageMagick 'coders/rle.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9144 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Created: 05/23/2017 00:26
Updated: 12/07/2022 06:50
Changes: 05/23/2017 00:26 (83), 12/07/2022 06:50 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:9E3:103

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