ImageMagick Buffer Overflow in Get8BIMProperty() Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1036501 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1036501
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-6491
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 2 2016
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Impact:
Denial of service via network, Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in ImageMagick. A remote user can cause the target service to crash. A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted image file that, when processed by the target application, will trigger an out-of-bounds memory read error and disclose potentially sensitive information or cause the target application to crash.
The vulnerability resides in the Get8BIMProperty() function in 'MagickCore/property.c'.
Ibrahim el-sayed reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd84447b63a71fa8c3f47071b09454efc667767b
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Vendor URL: www.imagemagick.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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