#VU64949 Type conversion in ImageMagick - CVE-2022-32547

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64949

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32547

CWE-ID: CWE-704

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a load of misaligned address for type 'double' in MagickCore/property.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.9.12-0 - 6.9.12-44, 7.1.0-0 - 7.1.0-29

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2091813
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/dc070da861a015d3c97488fdcca6063b44d47a7b
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/eac8ce4d873f28bb6a46aa3a662fb196b49b95d0

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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.