ImageMagick up to 7.11-35 MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.11-35. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-41817. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.11-35. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick is a free and open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images. The `AppImage` version `ImageMagick` might use an empty path when setting `MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH` and `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variables while executing, which might lead to arbitrary code execution by loading malicious configuration files or shared libraries in the current working directory while executing `ImageMagick`. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.11-36.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-41817 since 07/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.11-36 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6526a2b28510ead6a3e14de711bb991ad9abff38 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 7.11-35

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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