Ubuntu update for imagemagick

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU62851

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28463

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

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

Update the affected package imagemagick to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 18.04

libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

libmagick++-6.q16-7 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

imagemagick-common (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

libmagickcore-6.q16-3 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

imagemagick (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

imagemagick-6-common (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.8.9.97ubuntu5.16+esm2

libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.8.9.97ubuntu5.16+esm2

imagemagick-6.q16 (Ubuntu package): before 8:6.8.9.97ubuntu5.16+esm2

libmagickcore5 (Ubuntu package): before 6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3

libmagick++5 (Ubuntu package): before 6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_-6_q16-7_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:imagemagick-common_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagickcore-6.q16-3_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:imagemagick_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_-6_q16hdri-7_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:imagemagick-6-common_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagickcore-6.q16-2_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_-6_q16-5v5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:imagemagick-6.q16_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagickcore5:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmagick_plus_plus_5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5456-1

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.