ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 coders/xcf.c ReadOneLayer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function ReadOneLayer of the file coders/xcf.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12691. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function ReadOneLayer of the file coders/xcf.c. 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 ReadOneLayer function in coders/xcf.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/01/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12691 since 08/08/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104515 (GLSA-201711-07 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104515) and SecurityFocus (BID 107646†). The entries VDB-102066, VDB-103774, VDB-104388 and VDB-104402 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 104515
Nessus Name: GLSA-201711-07 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64040
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1131-1] imagemagick security update)
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11/11/2017 +70 days 🔍
11/13/2017 +2 days 🔍
03/28/2019 +500 days 🔍
12/27/2022 +1370 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 656
Researcher: GalyCannon
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106067
SecurityFocus: 107646 - ImageMagick CVE-2019-10650 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2017 09:44
Updated: 12/27/2022 14:42
Changes: 09/02/2017 09:44 (69), 11/12/2019 16:03 (12), 01/10/2021 15:05 (3), 12/27/2022 14:41 (3), 12/27/2022 14:42 (1)
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