Buffer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2023-1906
A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ImportMultiSpectralQuantum() function in MagickCore/quantum-import.c. An attacker could pass specially crafted file to convert, triggering an out-of-bounds read error, allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.1.1-4
- Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
- Imagemagick — versions Fixed in ImageMagick v6.9.12-84, v 7.1.1-6.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-35q2-86c7-9247 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d7a8bdd7bb33cf8e58bc01b4a4f2ea5466f8c… (Patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e30c693b37c3b41723f1469d1226a2c814ca… (Patch)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1906 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1906?
- CVE-2023-1906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1906?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.