ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/mat.c ReadMATImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. Affected by this issue is the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11644. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. 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 ReadMATImage() function in coders/mat.c.

The bug was discovered 07/22/2017. The weakness was presented 07/26/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11644 since 07/25/2017. 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 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 103333 (Fedora 25 : 1:emacs / ImageMagick / WindowMaker / autotrace / converseen / etc (2017-3a568adb31)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170697 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0132-1)).

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 (103333) and SecurityFocus (BID 100014†). See VDB-103302, VDB-104388, VDB-104394 and VDB-104518 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 103333
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : 1:emacs / ImageMagick / WindowMaker / autotrace / converseen / etc (2017-3a568adb31)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/19/2017 +55 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1911 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 587
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CVE: CVE-2017-11644 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11644
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104523
SecurityFocus: 100014 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-11644 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2017 23:38
Updated: 12/14/2022 09:08
Changes: 07/26/2017 23:38 (75), 11/01/2019 13:37 (6), 12/14/2022 09:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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