ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16 MAT Image File coders/mat.c ReadMATImage resource management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16. This affects the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c of the component MAT Image File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-17881. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ReadMATImage of the file coders/mat.c of the component MAT Image File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 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 MAT image file.

The bug was discovered 12/19/2017. The weakness was published 12/27/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17881 since 12/23/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106064 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-35)), 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 170786 (OpenSUSE Security Update for GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-SU-2018:0087-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106064). Similar entries are available at VDB-109149 and VDB-111408. 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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• 7.0.7-12 Q16

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• open-source

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

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