ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 MagickCore/resize.c SampleImage memory corruption

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16. Affected by this issue is the function SampleImage of the file MagickCore/resize.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-14248. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function SampleImage of the file MagickCore/resize.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A heap-based buffer over-read in SampleImage() in MagickCore/resize.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2017. The weakness was presented 09/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14248 since 09/10/2017. 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. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 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.

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (104515). See VDB-105650, VDB-105651, VDB-105652 and VDB-105653 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.0.6-8 Q16

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• open-source

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• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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