Vulnerability identifier: #VU62853

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1114

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.1.0-0 - 7.1.0-27, 6.9.12-0 - 6.9.12-42, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064538

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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.