ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-29 coders/meta.c formatIPTCfromBuffer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-29. This impacts the function formatIPTCfromBuffer of the file coders/meta.c. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-16750. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.0.7-29 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function formatIPTCfromBuffer of the file coders/meta.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a memory leak in the formatIPTCfromBuffer function in coders/meta.c was found.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2018. The weakness was published 09/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16750 since 09/09/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 130 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117693 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-1045)), 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 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117693) and SecurityFocus (BID 105241†). Similar entries are available at VDB-104397, VDB-123477, VDB-123481 and VDB-123482. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 117693
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-1045)
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05/02/2018 🔍
09/03/2018 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1118
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-16750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123770
SecurityFocus: 105241 - ImageMagick Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2018 07:30
Updated: 05/07/2023 15:53
Changes: 09/10/2018 07:30 (74), 03/22/2020 06:59 (5), 05/07/2023 15:47 (4), 05/07/2023 15:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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