ImageMagick sun File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component sun File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-9818. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component sun File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via a malformed sun file.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2016. The weakness was published 03/30/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9818 since 06/02/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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 168981 (OpenSuSE Security Update for ImageMagick (openSUSE-SU-2016:1833-1)).

Upgrading 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (93178). Similar entries are available at VDB-97317, VDB-97318, VDB-97319 and VDB-98244. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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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: Upgrade
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Patch: anonscm.debian.org

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07/11/2016 +39 days 🔍
08/29/2016 +49 days 🔍
03/30/2017 +213 days 🔍
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03/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/31/2024 +2771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99085
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-9818 - ImageMagick - Out-of-Bounds Access Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2017 09:20
Updated: 10/31/2024 22:42
Changes: 03/31/2017 09:20 (70), 08/24/2020 08:41 (4), 11/24/2022 09:17 (4), 10/31/2024 22:42 (18)
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