ImageMagick 7.0.7-23 Q16 coders/sun.c ReadSUNImage/SetGrayscaleImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-23 Q16. The affected element is the function ReadSUNImage/SetGrayscaleImage of the file coders/sun.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11251. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-23 Q16 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function ReadSUNImage/SetGrayscaleImage of the file coders/sun.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:

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-23 Q16 x86_64 2018-01-24, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadSUNImage in coders/sun.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash in SetGrayscaleImage in MagickCore/quantize.c) via a crafted SUN image file.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11251 since 05/18/2018. 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 114 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111088 (Debian DSA-4245-1 : imagemagick - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171268 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:1851-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111088). The entries VDB-111415, VDB-115280, VDB-117429 and VDB-117430 are pretty similar. 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: 111088
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4245-1 : imagemagick - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 855212
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1381-1] imagemagick security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 956
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CVE: CVE-2018-11251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117992

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2018 09:19
Updated: 03/14/2023 11:39
Changes: 05/19/2018 09:19 (74), 02/07/2020 13:15 (4), 03/14/2023 11:32 (4), 03/14/2023 11:39 (1)
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