ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 Q16 coders/mat.c ReadMATImage memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 Q16. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-14326. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 Q16 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was published 09/12/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14326 since 09/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106184 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0130-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170696 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0130-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106184). Similar entries are available at VDB-104970, VDB-104975, VDB-104978 and VDB-105652. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.0.7-1 Q16

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• open-source

Website

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

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