ImageMagick Memory resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management (Memory). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10146. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple memory leaks in the caption and label handling code in ImageMagick allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2016. The weakness was presented 03/24/2017 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10146 since 01/16/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 53 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97252 (GLSA-201702-09 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 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 databases at Tenable (97252) and SecurityFocus (BID 95744†). See VDB-97471, VDB-97473, VDB-97493 and VDB-97495 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Name: Memory
Class: Resource management / Memory
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 97252
Nessus Name: GLSA-201702-09 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703799
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3799-1 (imagemagick - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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12/26/2016 🔍
01/16/2017 +21 days 🔍
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03/24/2017 +31 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: aeff00de228bc5a158c2a975ab47845d8a1db456
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98503

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SecurityFocus: 95744 - ImageMagick CVE-2016-10146 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10146 - ImageMagick - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2017 18:55
Updated: 11/19/2024 19:56
Changes: 03/24/2017 18:55 (79), 11/15/2022 09:03 (5), 11/19/2024 19:56 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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