ImageMagick File coders/meta.c out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ImageMagick. Impacted is an unknown function of the file coders/meta.c of the component File Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7524. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file coders/meta.c of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

coders/meta.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

The weakness was shared 04/22/2023 as 96. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7524 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at bugs.launchpad.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169347 (OpenSuSE Security Update for GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-SU-2016:2644-1)).

Applying the patch 97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 97c9f438a9b3454d085895f4d1f66389fd22a0fb

Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
04/22/2023 +2416 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2025 +736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 96
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227144
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:48
Updated: 04/27/2025 04:11
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:48 (59), 05/15/2023 17:48 (4), 07/04/2024 07:54 (15), 09/26/2024 10:40 (5), 04/27/2025 04:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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