ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 coders/pdb.c ReadPDBImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ReadPDBImage of the file coders/pdb.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-12674. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadPDBImage of the file coders/pdb.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 7.0.6-2, a CPU exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadPDBImage in coders/pdb.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12674 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 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 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 107646†). The entries VDB-102066, VDB-103774, VDB-104360 and VDB-104388 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 865606
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1081-1] imagemagick security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/31/2017 +23 days 🔍
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03/28/2019 +573 days 🔍
12/15/2022 +1358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 604
Researcher: GalyCannon
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CVE: CVE-2017-12674 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104977
SecurityFocus: 107646 - ImageMagick CVE-2019-10650 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2017 14:55
Updated: 12/15/2022 12:10
Changes: 08/08/2017 14:55 (75), 11/04/2019 16:33 (6), 01/07/2021 15:20 (2), 12/15/2022 12:03 (3), 12/15/2022 12:10 (1)
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