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ImageMagick "ReadSGIImage()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA21462
Release Date: 2006-08-15
Last Update: 2007-07-30
Popularity: 9,144 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:ImageMagick 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4144


Description:
Damian Put has discovered a vulnerability in ImageMagick, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow in the "ReadSGIImage()" function when decoding SGI image files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into viewing a specially crafted SGI image.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 6.2.6 and has also been reported in version 6.2.8. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 6.2.9.
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php

Provided and/or discovered by:
Damian Put

Changelog:
2007-07-30: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/imsgiheap.txt


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