Ubuntu update for imagemagick

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU76763

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34151

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package imagemagick to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

libmagickwand-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

libmagickcore-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

libmagick++-6.q16-8 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

imagemagick-common (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

imagemagick-6.q16hdri (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

imagemagick-6.q16 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

imagemagick-6-common (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

imagemagick (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagickwand-6.q16-6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagickcore-6.q16-6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_-6_q16hdri-8_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_-6_q16-8_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:imagemagick-common_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:imagemagick-6.q16hdri_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:imagemagick-6.q16_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:imagemagick-6-common_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:imagemagick_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7440-1

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.