Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick



| Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2017-9499
CVE-2017-9501
CWE-ID CWE-617
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor ImageMagick.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU38885

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-2017-9499

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function SetPixelChannelAttributes, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.5-7

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98944
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7fd419441bc7103398e313558171d342c6315f44
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/492


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.

2) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU38886

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-2017-9501

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-7 Q16, an assertion failure was found in the function LockSemaphoreInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.5-7

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98943
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/01843366d6a7b96e22ad7bb67f3df7d9fd4d5d74
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/491


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.



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