ImageMagick 7.0.7 MagickCore/opencl.c LoadOpenCLDevices null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function LoadOpenCLDevices of the file MagickCore/opencl.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-18253. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function LoadOpenCLDevices of the file MagickCore/opencl.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the function LoadOpenCLDevices in MagickCore/opencl.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2017. The weakness was published 03/27/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18253 since 03/26/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 794
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CVE: CVE-2017-18253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115045
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2018 11:03
Updated: 02/24/2023 09:34
Changes: 03/27/2018 11:03 (58), 01/16/2020 19:42 (2), 02/24/2023 09:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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