GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.25 WPG Format Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.25. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WPG Format Reader. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-7996. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.25 (Image Processing Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WPG Format Reader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a colormap with a large number of entries.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7996 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 59 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95704 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2016-1430)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175922 (Debian Security Update for graphicsmagick (DSA 3746-1)).

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 (95704) and SecurityFocus (BID 93464†). The entries VDB-95509, VDB-95518, VDB-96523 and VDB-96578 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 95704
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2016-1430)
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OpenVAS ID: 703746
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3746-1 (graphicsmagick - security update)
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09/09/2016 🔍
10/07/2016 +28 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +3 days 🔍
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12/12/2016 +4 days 🔍
01/18/2017 +37 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2020 +1282 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-7996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95517

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SecurityFocus: 93464 - GraphicsMagick CVE-2016-7996 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7996 - GraphicsMagick - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 09:45
Updated: 07/24/2020 17:34
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:45 (66), 07/24/2020 17:34 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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