ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/png.c WriteOnePNGImage information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function WriteOnePNGImage of the file coders/png.c. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11538. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software). This affects the function WriteOnePNGImage of the file coders/png.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was presented 07/23/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11538 since 07/22/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100003†). See VDB-104405, VDB-104404, VDB-104402 and VDB-104401 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.0.6-1

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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