ImageMagick 6.9.7 libmagickcore webp File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 6.9.7. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component libmagickcore. The manipulation as part of webp File results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-6502. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 6.9.7 (Image Processing Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component libmagickcore. The manipulation as part of a webp File 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 6.9.7. A specially crafted webp file could lead to a file-descriptor leak in libmagickcore (thus, a DoS).

The bug was discovered 03/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6502 since 03/05/2017. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97890 (ImageMagick 6.x < 6.9.7-9 / 7.x < 7.0.4-10 webp.c ReadWEBPImage() File Descriptor Exhaustion DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170100 (OpenSUSE Security Update for ImageMagick (openSUSE-SU-2017:1560-1)).

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 (97890) and SecurityFocus (BID 96763†). The entries VDB-97571, VDB-97570, VDB-97569 and VDB-97568 are 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: 97890
Nessus Name: ImageMagick 6.x < 6.9.7-9 / 7.x < 7.0.4-10 webp.c ReadWEBPImage() File Descriptor Exhaustion DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6502 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97572
SecurityFocus: 96763 - ImageMagick CVE-2017-6502 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6502 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2017 11:34
Updated: 09/04/2020 11:08
Changes: 03/06/2017 11:34 (67), 09/04/2020 11:08 (8)
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