#VU68074 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2021-3574
Published: October 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68074
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3574
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when executing a crafted file with the convert command. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/cd7f9fb7751b0d59d5a74b12d971155caad5a792
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c6ad94fbb7b280f39c2fbbdc1c140e51b1b466e9
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/3540
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LNVDNM4ZEIYPT3SLZHPYN7OG4CZLEXZJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5C6XAGUFPUF4SNVCI2T4OJK3EFIENBGP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4Q6MJAMGHGB552KSFTQKXEKJVQNM4MCT/