ImageMagick up to 6.3.5-9 AllocateImageColormap resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ImageMagick up to 6.3.5-9. The impacted element is the function AllocateImageColormap. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4985. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.3.5-9 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function AllocateImageColormap. 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:

ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file that triggers (1) an infinite loop in the ReadDCMImage function, related to ReadBlobByte function calls; or (2) an infinite loop in the ReadXCFImage function, related to ReadBlobMSBLong function calls.

The weakness was shared 09/24/2007 by regenrecht with iDefense (Website). The advisory is shared at studio.imagemagick.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4985 since 09/19/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26978 (FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- multiple vulnerabilities (f5b29ec0-71f9-11dc-8c6a-00304881ac9a)), 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 120302 (Solaris Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at imagemagick.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36740), Tenable (26978), SecurityFocus (BID 25764†), OSVDB (41332†) and Secunia (SA28721†). The entries VDB-3330, VDB-3331, VDB-3332 and VDB-24106 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26978
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- multiple vulnerabilities (f5b29ec0-71f9-11dc-8c6a-00304881ac9a)
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OpenVAS ID: 64637
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1858-1 (imagemagick)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: imagemagick.org

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09/19/2007 🔍
09/21/2007 +2 days 🔍
09/22/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2007 +2 days 🔍
09/24/2007 +0 days 🔍
09/24/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2007 +6 days 🔍
10/10/2007 +9 days 🔍
10/12/2007 +2 days 🔍
02/06/2008 +117 days 🔍
04/28/2019 +4099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: studio.imagemagick.org
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3329

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X-Force: 36740 - ImageMagick ReadDCMImage and ReadXCFImage function denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 25764 - ImageMagick ReadBlob Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28721 - Mandriva update for ImageMagick, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 41332 - ImageMagick ReadDCMImage / ReadXCFImage Crafted Image Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018729
Vupen: ADV-2007-3245

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2007 15:25
Updated: 04/28/2019 09:21
Changes: 10/01/2007 15:25 (96), 04/28/2019 09:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D3B:103

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