ImageMagick coders/tiff.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file coders/tiff.c. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-9854. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the file coders/tiff.c. 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:

coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to the "identification of image."

The bug was discovered 06/02/2016. The weakness was shared 03/17/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9854 since 06/02/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 93178 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1782-1)), 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 168986 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1782-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.imagemagick.org. 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 (93178). The entries VDB-97317, VDB-97318, VDB-97319 and VDB-98117 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93178
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ImageMagick (SUSE-SU-2016:1782-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803300
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ImageMagick openSUSE-SU-2016:1748-1 (ImageMagick)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.imagemagick.org

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06/02/2016 🔍
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07/11/2016 +39 days 🔍
08/29/2016 +49 days 🔍
03/17/2017 +200 days 🔍
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03/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +2821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98244
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-9854 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2017 02:57
Updated: 12/07/2024 02:29
Changes: 03/18/2017 02:57 (70), 09/09/2020 16:46 (3), 11/04/2024 20:55 (19), 12/07/2024 02:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:512:103

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