GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 coders/cmyk.c WriteCMYKImage memory corruption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WriteCMYKImage of the file coders/cmyk.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11643. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function WriteCMYKImage of the file coders/cmyk.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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteCMYKImage() function in coders/cmyk.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.
The bug was discovered 07/22/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at hg.code.sf.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11643 since 07/25/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
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 102043 (Debian DLA-1045-1 : graphicsmagick 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 176510 (Debian Security Update for graphicsmagick (DSA 4321-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102043) and SecurityFocus (BID 100357†). The entries VDB-102987, VDB-102992, VDB-102993 and VDB-103309 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 102043
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1045-1 : graphicsmagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 880180
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1045-1] graphicsmagick security update)
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/22/2017 🔍07/25/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: USN-4222-1Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104522
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SecurityFocus: 100357 - GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-11643 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/26/2017 23:38Updated: 12/14/2022 09:04
Changes: 07/26/2017 23:38 (75), 11/01/2019 13:29 (7), 12/14/2022 09:04 (4)
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