#VU44020 Resource exhaustion in ImageMagick - CVE-2012-0260
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44020
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-2012-0260
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
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
External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0545.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://secunia.com/advisories/57224
https://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
https://www.osvdb.org/81022
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2132-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74658
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.
