ImageMagick distribute-cache.c dynamically-managed code resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file distribute-cache.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to dynamically-managed code resources. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-9852. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file distribute-cache.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a dynamically-managed code resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-913. The product does not properly restrict reading from or writing to dynamically-managed code resources such as variables, objects, classes, attributes, functions, or executable instructions or statements. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

distribute-cache.c in ImageMagick re-uses objects after they have been destroyed, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2016. The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9852 since 06/02/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93179 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1784-1)), 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 168988 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1784-1)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (93179). The entries VDB-97316, VDB-98117, VDB-98118 and VDB-98120 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Dynamically-managed code resources
CWE: CWE-913
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93179
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1784-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803300
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ImageMagick openSUSE-SU-2016:1748-1 (ImageMagick)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/07/2024 +2821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98242
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-9852 - ImageMagick - Improper Resource Lifetime Control Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2017 02:57
Updated: 12/07/2024 02:29
Changes: 03/18/2017 02:57 (68), 09/09/2020 16:39 (4), 11/04/2024 20:55 (20), 12/07/2024 02:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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