ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-22 coders/dcm.c ReadDCMImage redmap/greenmap/bluemap resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-22. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function ReadDCMImage of the file coders/dcm.c. Such manipulation of the argument redmap/greenmap/bluemap as part of Variable leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6405. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-22 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function ReadDCMImage of the file coders/dcm.c. The manipulation of the argument redmap/greenmap/bluemap as part of a Variable leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 01/30/2018. The weakness was shared 01/30/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-6405 since 01/30/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106926 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0486-1)), 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 171803 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2019:13923-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.7-23 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106926) and SecurityFocus (BID 106229†). The entries VDB-101941, VDB-103382, VDB-104966 and VDB-111079 are related to this item. 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: 106926
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0486-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 7.0.7-23

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 964
Researcher: galycannon
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CVE: CVE-2018-6405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112664
SecurityFocus: 106229 - ImageMagick Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2018 09:06
Updated: 02/03/2023 09:59
Changes: 01/31/2018 09:06 (77), 12/31/2019 15:03 (5), 02/02/2021 12:31 (2), 02/03/2023 09:57 (3), 02/03/2023 09:59 (1)
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