ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16 coders/msl.c WriteMSLImage resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16. This affects the function WriteMSLImage of the file coders/msl.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-18544. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function WriteMSLImage of the file coders/msl.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. The summary by CVE is:

There is a memory leak in the function WriteMSLImage of coders/msl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2018. The weakness was released 10/21/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18544 since 10/20/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119080 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-1430)), 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 171803 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2019:13923-1)).

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 (119080) and SecurityFocus (BID 105241†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101941, VDB-104397, VDB-104966 and VDB-112664. 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: 119080
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2018-1430)
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09/03/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: USN-4034-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-18544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125831
SecurityFocus: 105241 - ImageMagick Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2018 09:45
Updated: 05/30/2023 14:44
Changes: 10/21/2018 09:45 (74), 04/05/2020 20:51 (5), 05/30/2023 14:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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