ImageMagick up to 6.2.1 pnm.c readpnmimage heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in ImageMagick. The affected element is the function readpnmimage of the file pnm.c. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1275. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function readpnmimage of the file pnm.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPNMImage function in pnm.c for ImageMagick 6.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PNM file with a small colors value.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2005. The weakness was presented 04/25/2005 by Damian Put (Website). The advisory is shared for download at imagemagick.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1275 since 04/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19125 (FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- ReadPNMImage() heap overflow vulnerability (cd286cc5-b762-11d9-bfb7-000c6ec775d9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117945 (CentOS Security Update for ImageMagick (CESA-2005:413)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20262), Exploit-DB (25527), Tenable (19125), SecurityFocus (BID 13351†) and OSVDB (15891†). See VDB-3330, VDB-3331, VDB-3332 and VDB-38931 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19125
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- ReadPNMImage() heap overflow vulnerability (cd286cc5-b762-11d9-bfb7-000c6ec775d9)
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OpenVAS ID: 52544
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ImageMagick
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: imagemagick.org
Researcher: Damian Put
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24228

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X-Force: 20262
SecurityFocus: 13351 - ImageMagick PNM Image Decoding Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15891 - ImageMagick ReadPNMImage function heap overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8200 - Buffer Overflow in ImageMagick 6.2.1 PNM File Handling Enables DoS or Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/04/2025 13:11
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (74), 06/02/2019 06:28 (7), 12/17/2024 06:31 (27), 07/04/2025 13:11 (2)
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