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
EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.1.1-4
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
- N/a Imagemagick — versions Fixed in ImageMagick v6.9.12-84, v 7.1.1-6.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (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.