Vulnerability identifier: #VU62851

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28463

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Image files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.1.0-0 - 7.1.0-28, 6.9.12-0 - 6.9.12-43, 6.9.11-0 - 6.9.11-62, 6.9.10-0 - 6.9.10-97, 6.9.9-0 - 6.9.9-51, 6.9.8-0 - 6.9.8-10, 6.9.7 - 6.9.7-10, 6.9.6-0 - 6.9.6.6, 6.9.5-0 - 6.9.5-10, 6.9.4-0 - 6.9.4-10, 6.9.2-0 - 6.9.2-10, 6.9.1-0 - 6.9.1-10, 6.9.0-0 - 6.9.0-10, 6.9.3-0 - 6.9.3-10

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External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e6ea5876e0228165ee3abc6e959aa174cee06680
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4988
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ca3654ebf7a439dc736f56f083c9aa98e4464b7f

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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.