ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 coders/inline.c WriteINLINEImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2. The impacted element is the function WriteINLINEImage of the file coders/inline.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12666. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function WriteINLINEImage of the file coders/inline.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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WriteINLINEImage in coders/inline.c.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was shared 08/07/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12666 since 08/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 220426 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-12666), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (220426) and SecurityFocus (BID 100226†). The entries VDB-104973, VDB-104972, VDB-104971 and VDB-104970 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 220426
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-12666

OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for WindowMaker FEDORA-2017-8f27031c8f
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: d5559407ce29f4371e5df9c1cbde65455fe5854c⛔
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-12666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104969
SecurityFocus: 100226 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-12666 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2017 14:54
Updated: 03/05/2025 00:38
Changes: 08/08/2017 14:54 (65), 11/04/2019 15:55 (4), 01/07/2021 15:05 (3), 12/15/2022 10:56 (3), 03/05/2025 00:38 (22)
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