ImageMagick up to 6.9.7-5/7.0.4-5 coders/mat.c ReadMATImage Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.7-5/7.0.4-5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13143. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.7-5/7.0.4-5 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In ImageMagick before 6.9.7-6 and 7.x before 7.0.4-6, the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c uses uninitialized data, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was shared 08/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13143 since 08/23/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 209 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 176386 (Debian Security Update for imagemagick (DSA 4204-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.9.7-6 or 7.0.4-6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102889). The entries VDB-104360, VDB-104389, VDB-104390 and VDB-104391 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 102889
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1081-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53380
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4019-1 (imagemagick - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.7-6/7.0.4-6
Patch: github.com

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01/26/2017 🔍
08/23/2017 +209 days 🔍
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08/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/31/2017 +7 days 🔍
09/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +1932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: USN-3681-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-13143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105689

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2017 10:41
Updated: 12/16/2022 14:16
Changes: 08/24/2017 10:41 (71), 11/09/2019 21:04 (9), 12/16/2022 14:16 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:C94:103

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