#VU6788 Memory corruption in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-5507

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6788

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5507

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in mpc.c source code file due to improper memory management by the affected software via unspecified vectors involving a pixel cache. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted .mpc file, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.9.7-4 or 7.0.4-4.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.7.0-0, 6.7.1-0, 6.7.2-0, 6.7.3-0, 6.7.4-0, 6.7.5-0, 6.7.6-0, 6.7.7-0 - 6.7.7.10, 6.7.8-0 - 6.7.8-6, 6.8.9.9, 6.9.3-0 - 6.9.3-9, 6.9.6.6, 6.9.7-0 - 6.9.7-3, 7.0.1-0 - 7.0.1-7, 7.0.2-0 - 7.0.2-7, 7.0.3-0 - 7.0.3-1, 7.0.4-0 - 7.0.4-3

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4493d9ca1124564da17f9b628ef9d0f1a6be9738

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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.