GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 coders/pcx.c ReadPCXImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25. Impacted is the function ReadPCXImage of the file coders/pcx.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-8683. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadPCXImage of the file coders/pcx.c. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure and a "file truncation error for corrupt file."

The bug was discovered 10/10/2016. The weakness was presented 02/15/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8683 since 10/15/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 93600†). See VDB-95509, VDB-95517, VDB-95518 and VDB-96523 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97003

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SecurityFocus: 93600 - GraphicsMagick CVE-2016-8683 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8683 - GraphicsMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2017 09:00
Updated: 08/15/2020 09:16
Changes: 02/16/2017 09:00 (75), 08/15/2020 09:16 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:586:103

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