ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 coders/ps.c ReadPSImage Header resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16. Impacted is the function ReadPSImage of the file coders/ps.c. The manipulation as part of Header results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-14172. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function ReadPSImage of the file coders/ps.c. The manipulation as part of a Header leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In coders/ps.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16, a DoS in ReadPSImage() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU consumption. When a crafted PSD file, which claims a large "extent" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing data, is provided, the loop over "length" would consume huge CPU resources, since there is no EOF check inside the loop.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2017. The weakness was presented 09/07/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14172 since 09/07/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 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 170610 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2017:3378-1)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (103756). See VDB-104392, VDB-104640, VDB-104972 and VDB-105917 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 870971
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ImageMagick openSUSE-SU-2017:3420-1 (ImageMagick)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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08/31/2017 🔍
09/07/2017 +7 days 🔍
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10/10/2017 +32 days 🔍
10/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: bdbbb13f1fe9b7e2465502c500561720f7456aac
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-14172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106188
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2017 09:12
Updated: 12/28/2022 08:17
Changes: 09/08/2017 09:12 (68), 11/13/2019 13:46 (10), 12/28/2022 08:12 (5), 12/28/2022 08:17 (1)
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