ImageMagick up to 5.5.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ImageMagick. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0759. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick before 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a TIFF image with an invalid tag.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2005. The weakness was published 03/23/2005 by Andrei Nigmatulin (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0759 since 03/17/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17673 (Debian DSA-702-1 : imagemagick - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120302 (Solaris Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (17673), SecurityFocus (BID 12875†), OSVDB (15111†), SecurityTracker (ID 1013550†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7497†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3330, VDB-3329, VDB-3331 and VDB-3332. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17673
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-702-1 : imagemagick - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53749
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 702-1 (imagemagick)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.0

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Researcher: Andrei Nigmatulin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24105

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SecurityFocus: 12875
OSVDB: 15111 - ImageMagick - TIFF Image Tag Denial Of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013550
Vulnerability Center: 7497 - DoS in ImageMagick < 6.0 via TIFF Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 05/31/2019 09:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (69), 05/31/2019 09:39 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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