ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/histogram.c WriteHISTOGRAMImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. The affected element is the function WriteHISTOGRAMImage of the file coders/histogram.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11531. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function WriteHISTOGRAMImage of the file coders/histogram.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the WriteHISTOGRAMImage() function in coders/histogram.c.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was released 07/23/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11531 since 07/22/2017. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102889 (Debian DLA-1081-1 : 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 170902 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0581-1)).

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 (102889) and SecurityFocus (BID 99998†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104360, VDB-104389, VDB-104390 and VDB-104391. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 102889
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1081-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 865606
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1081-1] imagemagick security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 566
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CVE: CVE-2017-11531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104396
SecurityFocus: 99998 - ImageMagick 'coders/histogram.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2017 10:18
Updated: 12/13/2022 15:16
Changes: 07/23/2017 10:18 (74), 10/31/2019 15:07 (7), 12/13/2022 15:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:5EF:103

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