#VU44017 Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2012-1798

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44017

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1798

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the coders/tiff.c function in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted EXIF IFD file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.7.6-3.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.7.0-0 - 6.7.0-10, 6.7.1-0 - 6.7.1-10, 6.7.2-0 - 6.7.2-10, 6.7.3-0 - 6.7.3-10, 6.7.4-0 - 6.7.4-10, 6.7.5-0 - 6.7.5-10, 6.7.6-0 - 6.7.6-2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48974
https://secunia.com/advisories/49063
https://secunia.com/advisories/49068
https://secunia.com/advisories/49317
https://secunia.com/advisories/55035
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
https://www.osvdb.org/81023
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74659

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.