ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 coders/pcd.c DecodeImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4. This issue affects the function DecodeImage of the file coders/pcd.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-14435. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function DecodeImage of the file coders/pcd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 has a memory leak in DecodeImage in coders/pcd.c.

The bug was discovered 07/04/2018. The weakness was published 07/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14435 since 07/19/2018. 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 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112005 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-906)), 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 171491 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:2778-1)).

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 (112005) and SecurityFocus (BID 108492†). Similar entries are available at VDB-122004, VDB-122006, VDB-122007 and VDB-122076. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 112005
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-906)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1193
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-14435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122005
SecurityFocus: 108492 - ImageMagick CVE-2018-16750 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2018 09:50
Updated: 04/25/2023 07:52
Changes: 07/20/2018 09:50 (74), 03/08/2020 22:01 (5), 04/25/2023 07:45 (4), 04/25/2023 07:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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