ImageMagick 7.0.7 coders/pcd.c ReadPCDImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function ReadPCDImage of the file coders/pcd.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-18251. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ReadPCDImage of the file coders/pcd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7. A memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadPCDImage in coders/pcd.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2017. The weakness was presented 03/27/2018 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-18251 since 03/26/2018. 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 177 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (109673). See VDB-106434, VDB-111081, VDB-114968 and VDB-115022 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109673
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:1178-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/30/2017 🔍
03/26/2018 +177 days 🔍
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03/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/09/2018 +43 days 🔍
05/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2023 +1751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: USN-3681-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-18251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115043
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2018 09:17
Updated: 02/24/2023 09:28
Changes: 03/27/2018 09:17 (72), 01/16/2020 19:28 (4), 02/24/2023 09:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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