ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7 coders/tiff.c WriteTIFFImage divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7. Affected by this issue is the function WriteTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. The manipulation leads to divide by zero. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-10053. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function WriteTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WriteTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2016. The weakness was shared 03/23/2017 by Donghai Zhu (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10053 since 12/26/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 87 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219464 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10053), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.9.5-8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (219464) and SecurityFocus (BID 95179†). The entries VDB-97468, VDB-97469, VDB-97470 and VDB-97471 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 219464
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10053

OpenVAS ID: 803816
OpenVAS Name: ImageMagick Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Jan17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.5-8
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 728dc6a600cf4cbdac846964c85cc04339db8ac1
Researcher: Donghai Zhu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98429
SecurityFocus: 95179 - ImageMagick CVE-2016-10053 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10053 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2017 07:23
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:42
Changes: 03/24/2017 07:23 (70), 09/12/2020 09:22 (2), 11/14/2022 14:08 (5), 03/04/2025 18:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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