Vulnerability identifier: #VU78944

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-2023-3745

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 PushCharPixel() function in quantum-private.h. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b466a96965afc1308a4ace93f5535c2b770f294b
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/54cdc146bbe50018526770be201b56643ad58ba7
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/651672f19c75161a6159d9b6838fd3095b6c5304
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223557
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1857
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/7486477aa00c5c7856b111506da075b6cdfa8b73
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3745

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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.