ImageMagick up to 5.5.7.30 JPEGWarningHandler resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ImageMagick up to 5.5.7.30. Affected by this issue is the function JPEGWarningHandler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0260. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick up to 5.5.7.30 (Image Processing Software). This affects the function JPEGWarningHandler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.

The weakness was disclosed 06/05/2012 by Aleksis Kauppinen (Codenomicon) with Codenomicon CROSS Project (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0260 since 12/21/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72876 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : imagemagick vulnerabilities (USN-2132-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350671 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ImageMagick: ALAS-2012-076).

Upgrading to version 5.5.7.31 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74658), Tenable (72876), SecurityFocus (BID 52898†), OSVDB (81022†) and Secunia (SA48974†). The entries VDB-55529, VDB-60903, VDB-60902 and VDB-60896 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 72876
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : imagemagick vulnerabilities (USN-2132-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892462
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2462-2 (imagemagick - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 5.5.7.31

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12/21/2011 🔍
03/28/2012 +98 days 🔍
04/05/2012 +8 days 🔍
05/08/2012 +33 days 🔍
05/14/2012 +6 days 🔍
06/05/2012 +22 days 🔍
06/05/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2014 +640 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +381 days 🔍
12/03/2021 +2447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: USN-2132-1
Researcher: Aleksis Kauppinen (Codenomicon)
Organization: Codenomicon CROSS Project
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60897

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X-Force: 74658
SecurityFocus: 52898 - ImageMagick Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48974
OSVDB: 81022
SecurityTracker: 1027032 - ImageMagick Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35053 - ImageMagick Before 6.7.6-4 \x27JPEGWarningHandler()\x27 Remote DoS via a Specially Crafted JPEG File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2021 10:28
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/11/2017 18:17 (20), 12/03/2021 10:17 (3), 12/03/2021 10:22 (12), 12/03/2021 10:28 (1)
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