Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-9298 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Imagemagick

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
imagemagick
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-01-27
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Heap overflow in the WaveletDenoiseImage function in MagickCore/fx.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.6-4 and 7.x before 7.0.3-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Imagemagick
883

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_E1F67063AAB411E6B2D360A44CE6887B.NASL
    descriptionMultiple sources report : CVE-2016-9298: heap overflow in WaveletDenoiseImage(), fixed in ImageMagick7-7.0.3.6, discovered 2016-10-31 CVE-2016-8866: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory (incomplete previous fix for CVE-2016-8862), not fixed yet with the release of this announcement, re-discovered 2016-10-13. CVE-2016-8862: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory, initially partially fixed in ImageMagick7-7.0.3.3, discovered 2016-09-14.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95514
    published2016-12-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95514
    titleFreeBSD : ImageMagick7 -- multiple vulnerabilities (e1f67063-aab4-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(95514);
  script_version("3.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8862", "CVE-2016-8866", "CVE-2016-9298");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : ImageMagick7 -- multiple vulnerabilities (e1f67063-aab4-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple sources report :

CVE-2016-9298: heap overflow in WaveletDenoiseImage(), fixed in
ImageMagick7-7.0.3.6, discovered 2016-10-31

CVE-2016-8866: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory
(incomplete previous fix for CVE-2016-8862), not fixed yet with the
release of this announcement, re-discovered 2016-10-13.

CVE-2016-8862: memory allocation failure in AcquireMagickMemory,
initially partially fixed in ImageMagick7-7.0.3.3, discovered
2016-09-14."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296"
  );
  # https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/20/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8862/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7bfc22fd"
  );
  # https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/17/imagemagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-acquiremagickmemory-memory-c/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c76db473"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214514"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/e1f67063-aab4-11e6-b2d3-60a44ce6887b.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fae14312"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick7-nox11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/05");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick7<7.0.3.6")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick7-nox11<7.0.3.6")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_19D35B0FBA7311E6B1CF14DAE9D210B8.NASL
    descriptionBastien Roucaries reports : Imagemagick before 3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfee810ed02b suffer from a heap overflow in WaveletDenoiseImage(). This problem is easily trigerrable from a Perl script.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95499
    published2016-12-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95499
    titleFreeBSD : ImageMagick -- heap overflow vulnerability (19d35b0f-ba73-11e6-b1cf-14dae9d210b8)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(95499);
  script_version("3.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/21 10:46:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9298");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : ImageMagick -- heap overflow vulnerability (19d35b0f-ba73-11e6-b1cf-14dae9d210b8)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Bastien Roucaries reports :

Imagemagick before 3cbfb163cff9e5b8cdeace8312e9bfee810ed02b suffer
from a heap overflow in WaveletDenoiseImage(). This problem is easily
trigerrable from a Perl script."
  );
  # http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/413
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/413"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/296"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214517"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214511"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214520"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/19d35b0f-ba73-11e6-b1cf-14dae9d210b8.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e9a90cfe"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick-nox11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ImageMagick7-nox11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/11/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/05");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick<6.9.6.4,1")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick-nox11<6.9.6.4,1")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick7<7.0.3.7")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ImageMagick7-nox11<7.0.3.7")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201702-09.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201702-09 (ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97252
    published2017-02-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97252
    titleGLSA-201702-09 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-09.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(97252);
  script_version("$Revision: 3.3 $");
  script_cvs_date("$Date: 2018/01/26 17:15:57 $");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-10144", "CVE-2016-10145", "CVE-2016-10146", "CVE-2016-9298", "CVE-2017-5506", "CVE-2017-5507", "CVE-2017-5508", "CVE-2017-5509", "CVE-2017-5510", "CVE-2017-5511");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201702-09");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201702-09 : ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201702-09
(ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted
      image file, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
      process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.7.4'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:imagemagick");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/02/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/02/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"media-gfx/imagemagick", unaffected:make_list("ge 6.9.7.4"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 6.9.7.4"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ImageMagick");
}
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idIMAGEMAGICK_7_0_3_6.NASL
    descriptionThe version of ImageMagick installed on the remote Windows host is 7.x prior to 7.0.3-6. It is, therefore, affected by a heap buffer overflow condition in the WaveletDenoiseImage() function within file MagicCore/fx.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95319
    published2016-11-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95319
    titleImageMagick 7.x < 7.0.3-6 WaveletDenoiseImage() Heap Buffer Overflow RCE

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