ImageMagick 7.0.7-28 coders/pdb.c WritePDBImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-28. This affects the function WritePDBImage of the file coders/pdb.c. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17966. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-28 (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function WritePDBImage of the file coders/pdb.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. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick 7.0.7-28 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePDBImage in coders/pdb.c.

The bug was discovered 05/25/2018. The weakness was published 10/03/2018 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-17966 since 10/03/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 131 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118354 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:3348-1)), 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 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 (118354) and SecurityFocus (BID 100468†). Similar entries are available at VDB-105650, VDB-119755, VDB-119756 and VDB-123477. 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: 118354
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2018:3348-1)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 1050
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-17966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124770
SecurityFocus: 100468 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-13058 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2018 08:17
Updated: 05/22/2023 08:37
Changes: 10/04/2018 08:17 (75), 03/29/2020 16:12 (6), 05/22/2023 08:36 (4), 05/22/2023 08:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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