#VU77451 Stack-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2023-3195

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77451

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-2023-3195

CWE-ID: CWE-121

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 a boundary error in coders/tiff.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger a stack overflow and crash the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: before 6.9.12-26, 6.9.12-26

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External links
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/85a370c79afeb45a97842b0959366af5236e9023
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2214141
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q2/223

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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.