GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 GIF Image coders/gif.c DecodeImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 and classified as problematic. This affects the function DecodeImage of the file coders/gif.c of the component GIF Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-8808. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function DecodeImage of the file coders/gif.c of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The DecodeImage function in coders/gif.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted GIF file.

The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2016 by Gustavo Grieco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8808 since 02/06/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90271 (Amazon Linux AMI : GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2016-678)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169001 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1614-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90271) and SecurityFocus (BID 83058†). The entry VDB-65549 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 90271
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2016-678)
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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for vdr-skinnopacity FEDORA-2016-49
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-49bf88cd29⛔
Researcher: Gustavo Grieco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-8808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89212

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SecurityFocus: 83058 - GraphicsMagick CVE-2015-8808 Out of Bound Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2016 10:46
Updated: 09/02/2022 16:07
Changes: 07/14/2016 10:46 (65), 02/24/2019 10:18 (14), 09/02/2022 16:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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