ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 coders/meta.c parse8BIM resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4. The affected element is the function parse8BIM of the file coders/meta.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-14437. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 (Image Processing Software). This affects the function parse8BIM of the file coders/meta.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 has a memory leak in parse8BIM in coders/meta.c.

The bug was discovered 07/04/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14437 since 07/19/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112055 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:2465-1)), 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 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 (112055) and SecurityFocus (BID 108492†). The entries VDB-122004, VDB-122005, VDB-122006 and VDB-122076 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 112055
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:2465-1)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1190
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-14437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122007
SecurityFocus: 108492 - ImageMagick CVE-2018-16750 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2018 09:51
Updated: 04/25/2023 08:09
Changes: 07/20/2018 09:51 (74), 03/08/2020 22:26 (5), 04/25/2023 08:08 (4), 04/25/2023 08:09 (1)
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