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Amazon Linux AMI : ImageMagick (ALAS-2021-1479)

high Nessus Plugin ID 146570

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of ImageMagick installed on the remote host is prior to 6.9.10.68-3.23. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1479 advisory.

 A flaw was found in ImageMagick. The -authenticate option is mishandled allowing user-controlled password set for a PDF file to possibly inject additional shell commands via coders/pdf.c. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
 (CVE-2020-29599)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update ImageMagick' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1479.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29599

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 146570

File Name: ala_ALAS-2021-1479.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-29599

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-29599

ALAS: 2021-1479