Use-after-free in ImageMagick - CVE-2022-1114
Published: May 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62853
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1114
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in RelinquishDCMInfo() function of dcm.c file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted DICOM image file to the application and gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.