Denial of Service Vulnerability in ImageMagick Software by ImageMagick
CVE-2023-39978

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-39978?

A vulnerability in ImageMagick prior to version 6.9.12-91 could allow attackers to exploit Magick::Draw functionality to trigger excessive memory consumption, potentially leading to a denial of service. Such attacks may hinder system performance and availability, impacting any applications relying on the image processing capabilities of ImageMagick. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

References

https://github.com/rmagick/rmagick/pull/1406/files
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/c90e79...
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/compare/6.9.1...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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