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

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1. This affects the function ReadMATImage of the file coders\mat.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12667. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 (Image Processing Software). Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has a memory leak vulnerability in ReadMATImage in coders\mat.c.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was published 08/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12667 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. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 106184 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0130-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106184). Similar entries are available at VDB-104394, VDB-104523, VDB-104610 and VDB-104854. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.0.6-1

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• open-source

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• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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