GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.24 Utah RLE Reader resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.24 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Utah RLE Reader. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-7448. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GraphicsMagick up to 1.3.24 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Utah RLE Reader. 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. CVE summarizes:

The Utah RLE reader in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or large memory allocations) via vectors involving the header information and the file size.

The bug was discovered 09/18/2016. The weakness was released 02/06/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7448 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94018 (Amazon Linux AMI : GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2016-752)), 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 169347 (OpenSuSE Security Update for GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-SU-2016:2644-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.3.25 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 (94018) and SecurityFocus (BID 93074†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96574, VDB-96575, VDB-96577 and VDB-96578. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94018
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : GraphicsMagick (ALAS-2016-752)
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OpenVAS ID: 800516
OpenVAS Name: GraphicsMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Feb17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GraphicsMagick 1.3.25

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09/09/2016 🔍
09/18/2016 +9 days 🔍
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10/12/2016 +24 days 🔍
10/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2017 +116 days 🔍
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11/11/2022 +2104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 1401-1
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7448 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7448
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96576
SecurityFocus: 93074 - GraphicsMagick Prior to 1.3.25 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7448 - GraphicsMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2017 22:13
Updated: 11/11/2022 19:40
Changes: 02/06/2017 22:13 (73), 08/11/2020 11:07 (8), 11/11/2022 19:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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