#VU74300 Resource management error in ImageMagick - CVE-2023-1289

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74300

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1289

CWE-ID: CWE-399

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 (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when parsing SVG files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted SVG file that contains many render actions and consume all available disk space on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 6.9.11-0 - 6.9.11-62, 7.1.0-0 - 7.1.0-62

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c5b23cbf2119540725e6dc81f4deb25798ead6a4
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j96m-mjp6-99xr
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2176858

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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.