ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-1 MagickCore null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-1. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MagickCore. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-1000445. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-1 (Image Processing Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component MagickCore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 and older version are vulnerable to null pointer dereference in the MagickCore component and might lead to denial of service

The bug was discovered 09/22/2017. The weakness was published 01/02/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1000445 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 102 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105721 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0055-1)), 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 197169 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Imagemagick Vulnerabilities (USN-3681-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105721) and SecurityFocus (BID 102368†). Similar entries are available at VDB-110696, VDB-111076 and VDB-111280. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 105721
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0055-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 56547
OpenVAS Name: Debian Lts Announce DLA 1229-1 ([SECURITY] [DLA 1229-1] imagemagick security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 775
Researcher: viennadd
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1000445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111250

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SecurityFocus: 102368 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-1000445 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2018 09:19
Updated: 01/19/2023 18:00
Changes: 01/03/2018 09:19 (75), 12/19/2019 08:48 (6), 01/28/2021 11:14 (2), 01/19/2023 17:52 (3), 01/19/2023 18:00 (1)
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