ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16 coders/ept.c WriteEPTImage double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16. This impacts the function WriteEPTImage of the file coders/ept.c. The manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8804. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function WriteEPTImage of the file coders/ept.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WriteEPTImage in coders/ept.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MagickCore/memory.c double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 03/15/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/20/2018 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8804 since 03/19/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108935 (openSUSE Security Update : ImageMagick (openSUSE-2018-343)), 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 171004 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1)).

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 databases at Tenable (108935) and SecurityFocus (BID 103498†). The entries VDB-105973, VDB-106416, VDB-107134 and VDB-113786 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108935
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ImageMagick (openSUSE-2018-343)
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04/06/2018 +16 days 🔍
04/10/2018 +4 days 🔍
02/22/2023 +1779 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1025
Researcher: Wang Yan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114827
SecurityFocus: 103498 - ImageMagick CVE-2018-8804 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2018 07:35
Updated: 02/22/2023 13:23
Changes: 03/21/2018 07:35 (75), 01/15/2020 10:44 (6), 02/05/2021 15:48 (2), 02/22/2023 13:17 (3), 02/22/2023 13:23 (1)
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