ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/png.c ReadOnePNGImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ReadOnePNGImage of the file coders/png.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11539. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ReadOnePNGImage of the file coders/png.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was shared 07/23/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11539 since 07/22/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 4 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 170739 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0350-1)).

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 99936†). The entries VDB-104360, VDB-104389, VDB-104390 and VDB-104391 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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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: 582
Researcher: lcatro.
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CVE: CVE-2017-11539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104404
SecurityFocus: 99936 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-11539 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2017 10:19
Updated: 12/13/2022 16:13
Changes: 07/23/2017 10:19 (76), 10/31/2019 15:37 (6), 01/06/2021 10:36 (3), 12/13/2022 16:13 (3)
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