VDB-104971 · CVE-2017-12668 · Nessus 102889

ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 coders/pcx.c WritePCXImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2. This impacts the function WritePCXImage of the file coders/pcx.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12668. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WritePCXImage of the file coders/pcx.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was released 08/07/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12668 since 08/07/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 21 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 170773 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0486-1)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (102889). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104360, VDB-104389, VDB-104390 and VDB-104391. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

ImageMagick

Version

7.0.6-2

License

open-source

Website

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

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 102889
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1081-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 865606
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1081-1] imagemagick security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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