Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick



Published: 2020-03-10 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-10251
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor ImageMagick.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU34798

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10251

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in codersheic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.9

External links

http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1859


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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