Memory leak in ImageMagick

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU68074

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3574

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak when executing a crafted file with the convert command. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: before 6.9.12-8, 7.0.11-8, 6.9.12-8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick_org:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/cd7f9fb7751b0d59d5a74b12d971155caad5a792
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c6ad94fbb7b280f39c2fbbdc1c140e51b1b466e9
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/3540
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LNVDNM4ZEIYPT3SLZHPYN7OG4CZLEXZJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5C6XAGUFPUF4SNVCI2T4OJK3EFIENBGP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4Q6MJAMGHGB552KSFTQKXEKJVQNM4MCT/

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.