Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2023-3745
A heap-based buffer overflow issue was found in ImageMagick's PushCharPixel() function in quantum-private.h. This issue may allow a local attacker to trick the user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering an out-of-bounds read error and 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: 0.005 (37.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3745 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2223557 (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/54cdc146bbe50018526770be201b56643ad58… (Patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/651672f19c75161a6159d9b6838fd3095b6c5… (Patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1857 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/7486477aa00c5c7856b111506da075b6cdfa… (Patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b466a96965afc1308a4ace93f5535c2b770f… (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3745?
- CVE-2023-3745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3745?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3745 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.