ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 icon.c ReadICONImage release of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function ReadICONImage of the file icon.c. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-9405. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadICONImage of the file icon.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-772. The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadICONImage function in icon.c:452 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 04/28/2017. The weakness was released 06/02/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9405. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101031 (Debian DLA-1000-1 : imagemagick security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171803 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2019:13923-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101031) and SecurityFocus (BID 106229†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101833, VDB-101834, VDB-101943 and VDB-101945. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Release of resource
CWE: CWE-772 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 101031
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1000-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for imagemagick USN-3363-1
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06/05/2017 +3 days 🔍
06/24/2017 +19 days 🔍
06/26/2017 +2 days 🔍
12/17/2018 +539 days 🔍
12/07/2022 +1451 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 457
Researcher: galycannon
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CVE: CVE-2017-9405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101941

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SecurityFocus: 106229 - ImageMagick Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2017 09:42
Updated: 12/07/2022 15:46
Changes: 06/05/2017 09:42 (76), 10/13/2019 16:11 (6), 12/26/2020 09:36 (2), 12/07/2022 15:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:4D9:103

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