Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-1906
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow in ImageMagick. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ImportMultiSpectralQuantum() function in MagickCore/quantum-import.c. An attacker could pass specially crafted file to convert, triggering an out-of-bounds read error, allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1906 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1 | DSA-5628-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1906 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1906 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1906 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ImageMagick | Fixed in ImageMagick v6.9.12-84, v 7.1.1-6. |
Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185714
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-35q2-86c7-9247
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d7a8bdd7bb33cf8e58bc01b4a4f2ea5466f8c6b3
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e30c693b37c3b41723f1469d1226a2c814ca443d
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1906
- FEDORA-2023-541c04817f vendor-advisory