ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 WritePixelCachePixels resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts the function WritePixelCachePixels. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12875. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function WritePixelCachePixels. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WritePixelCachePixels function in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/29/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12875 since 08/15/2017. 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 103756 (Debian DLA-1131-1 : 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103756) and SecurityFocus (BID 107646†). The entries VDB-102066, VDB-103774, VDB-104388 and VDB-104402 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 103756
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1131-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 64040
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1131-1] imagemagick security update)
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08/08/2017 🔍
08/15/2017 +7 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +14 days 🔍
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08/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/10/2017 +41 days 🔍
10/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/28/2019 +533 days 🔍
12/27/2022 +1370 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 659
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105917
SecurityFocus: 107646 - ImageMagick CVE-2019-10650 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 08:52
Updated: 12/27/2022 08:04
Changes: 08/30/2017 08:52 (68), 11/11/2019 15:58 (12), 12/27/2022 07:59 (4), 12/27/2022 08:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:FC4:103

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