ImageMagick up to 6.8.9-8 DCM Decoder out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.8.9-8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DCM Decoder. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-8562. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.8.9-8 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DCM Decoder. 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:

DCM decode in ImageMagick before 6.8.9-9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

The bug was discovered 11/01/2014. The weakness was presented 04/11/2017 by Bastien Roucaries as Bug 1159362 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8562 since 10/30/2014. 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 222 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84130 (Debian DLA-242-1 : imagemagick security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196629 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Imagemagick Vulnerabilities (USN-3131-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.8.9-9 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 (84130) and SecurityFocus (BID 70837†). See VDB-99072, VDB-99584, VDB-99582 and VDB-99581 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 84130
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-242-1 : imagemagick security update
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for imagemagick USN-3131-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.8.9-9

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08/29/2020 +1235 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: Bug 1159362
Researcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8562 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99583

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SecurityFocus: 70837 - ImageMagick DCM Decode Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-8562 - ImageMagick - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 09:59
Updated: 08/29/2020 09:22
Changes: 04/12/2017 09:59 (80), 08/29/2020 09:22 (4)
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