#VU17706 Memory leak in ImageMagick


Published: 2019-02-14

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17706

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7395

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due a memory leak in the WritePSDChannel function, as defined in the coders/psd.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a file that submits malicious input and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.0.8-25.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.0-0, 7.0.1-0 - 7.0.1-10, 7.0.2-0 - 7.0.2-10, 7.0.3-0 - 7.0.3-10, 7.0.4-0 - 7.0.4-10, 7.0.5-0 - 7.0.5-10, 7.0.6-0 - 7.0.6-10, 7.0.7-0 - 7.0.7-39, 7.0.8-0 - 7.0.8-24


External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1451


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.


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