ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 coders/tiff.c ReadTIFFImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16. The impacted element is the function ReadTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-8960. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function ReadTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 does not properly restrict memory allocation, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was presented 03/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8960 since 03/23/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109673 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:1178-1)), 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 171112 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:1129-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (109673) and SecurityFocus (BID 103523†). See VDB-106434, VDB-111081, VDB-115022 and VDB-115043 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 109673
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:1178-1)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1020⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114968
SecurityFocus: 103523 - ImageMagick CVE-2018-8960 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2018 08:47
Updated: 02/24/2023 06:38
Changes: 03/24/2018 08:47 (74), 01/16/2020 10:13 (5), 02/24/2023 06:25 (4), 02/24/2023 06:38 (1)
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