ImageMagick up to 6.9.4 TIFF File coders/tiff.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file coders/tiff.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-10059. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.4 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file coders/tiff.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2016. The weakness was published 03/23/2017 by Bastien Roucaries (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10059 since 12/26/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97075 (openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2017-214)), 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 169721 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for GraphicsMagick (SUSE-SU-2017:0518-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.9.4-1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97075) and SecurityFocus (BID 95206†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97468, VDB-97469, VDB-97470 and VDB-97471. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 97075
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : GraphicsMagick (openSUSE-2017-214)
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OpenVAS ID: 803816
OpenVAS Name: ImageMagick TIFF File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.4-1
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: 58cf5bf4fade82e3b510e8f3463a967278a3e410
Researcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98435
SecurityFocus: 95206 - ImageMagick CVE-2016-10059 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10059 - ImageMagick - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2017 07:25
Updated: 11/14/2022 14:17
Changes: 03/24/2017 07:25 (79), 09/12/2020 09:33 (3), 11/14/2022 14:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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