#VU9806 Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-14607

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9806

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14607

CWE-ID: CWE-125

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 obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out of bounds read flaw related to ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted image file and read arbitrary data or cause the application to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.7-4

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/765

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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.