Denial of service in ImageMagick

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU67652

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3213

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted TIFF file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.9.12-0 - 7.1.0.43

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2126824
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3213
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/30ccf9a0da1f47161b5935a95be854fe84e6c2a2
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/1aea203eb36409ce6903b9e41fe7cb70030e8750

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.