ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7 coders/pdb.c WritePDBImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7. This vulnerability affects the function WritePDBImage of the file coders/pdb.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10055. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.5-7 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WritePDBImage of the file coders/pdb.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:

Buffer overflow in the WritePDBImage function in coders/pdb.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.5-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or other unspecified impact via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2016. The weakness was released 03/23/2017 by Bastien Roucaries (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10055 since 12/26/2016. 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 87 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219461 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10055), 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 (219461) and SecurityFocus (BID 95193†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97468, VDB-97469, VDB-97470 and VDB-97471. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 219461
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10055

OpenVAS ID: 803816
OpenVAS Name: ImageMagick Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Jan17 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.5-8
Patch: github.com

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12/26/2016 🔍
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01/02/2017 +7 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 10b3823a7619ed22d42764733eb052c4159bc8c1
Researcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98431
SecurityFocus: 95193 - ImageMagick CVE-2016-10055 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10055 - ImageMagick - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2017 07:24
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:42
Changes: 03/24/2017 07:24 (70), 09/12/2020 09:26 (2), 11/14/2022 14:10 (4), 03/04/2025 18:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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