Vulnerability identifier: #VU68076

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1115

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor:

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the PushShortPixel() function in quantum-private.h when processing TIFF images. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted TIFF image to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4974
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1115
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8718305f120293d8bf13724f12eed885d830b09
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/1f860f52bd8d58737ad883072203391096b30b51
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067022

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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.