ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 coders/cut.c InsertRow Image File out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37. Affected by this issue is the function InsertRow of the file coders/cut.c. This manipulation as part of Image File causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-16642. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function InsertRow of the file coders/cut.c. The manipulation as part of a Image File leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The function InsertRow in coders/cut.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file due to an out-of-bounds write.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2018. The weakness was published 09/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16642 since 09/06/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 97 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117975 (openSUSE Security Update : ImageMagick (openSUSE-2018-1108)), 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 171663 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:3269-1)).

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 (117975) and SecurityFocus (BID 105241†). Similar entries are available at VDB-104397, VDB-123477, VDB-123481 and VDB-123482. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.0.7-37

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• open-source

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• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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