Denial of service in ImageMagick



Published: 2023-09-21
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-48541
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU81039

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48541

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the AnimateImageCommand() function in MagickWand/animate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack using the "identify -help" command.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: before 7.0.10-46

External links

http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/2889


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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