ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders/mpc.c ReadMPCImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. This affects the function ReadMPCImage of the file coders/mpc.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-12430. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadMPCImage of the file coders/mpc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadMPCImage in coders/mpc.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/04/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12430 since 08/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 27 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 176900 (Debian Security Update for imagemagick (DLA 1785-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102889) and SecurityFocus (BID 100157†). The entries VDB-102066, VDB-103774, VDB-104360 and VDB-104388 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 102889
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1081-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 546
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104827
SecurityFocus: 100157 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-12430 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2017 20:11
Updated: 12/14/2022 17:56
Changes: 08/05/2017 20:11 (76), 11/03/2019 15:59 (7), 01/07/2021 10:38 (3), 12/14/2022 17:48 (3), 12/14/2022 17:56 (1)
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