ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/palm.c WritePALMImage numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function WritePALMImage of the file coders/palm.c. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11537. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function WritePALMImage of the file coders/palm.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Floating Point Exception (FPE) in the WritePALMImage() function in coders/palm.c, related to an incorrect bits-per-pixel calculation.

The bug was discovered 07/16/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/23/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11537 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. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104403 (Debian DSA-4019-1 : 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 176900 (Debian Security Update for imagemagick (DLA 1785-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104403) and SecurityFocus (BID 107646†). The entries VDB-102066, VDB-103774, VDB-104388 and VDB-104398 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 104403
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4019-1 : imagemagick - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53380
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4019-1 (imagemagick - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/28/2019 +507 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +1356 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 560
Researcher: GalyCannon
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104402

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SecurityFocus: 107646 - ImageMagick CVE-2019-10650 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2017 10:19
Updated: 12/13/2022 16:00
Changes: 07/23/2017 10:19 (76), 10/31/2019 15:32 (6), 01/06/2021 10:32 (2), 12/13/2022 15:55 (3), 12/13/2022 16:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C9C:103

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