ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 coders\mpc.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file coders\mpc.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-12642. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file coders\mpc.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. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has a memory leak vulnerability in ReadMPCImage in coders\mpc.c.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12642 since 08/07/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 30 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 170639 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0055-1)).

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 100159†). The entries VDB-104360, VDB-104389, VDB-104390 and VDB-104391 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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: 552
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104952
SecurityFocus: 100159 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-12642 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2017 13:20
Updated: 12/15/2022 09:53
Changes: 08/08/2017 13:20 (75), 11/04/2019 15:05 (7), 01/07/2021 14:45 (3), 12/15/2022 09:53 (3)
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