# CVE-2005-0397: Other in n/a > Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in ImageMagick's image processing functions. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 7 Mar 2005 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0397, GHSA-9qw2-jqcg-348f, RHSA-2005:320 ## What is CVE-2005-0397? CVE-2005-0397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Format string vulnerability in the SetImageInfo function in image.c for ImageMagick before 6.0.2.5 may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename argument to convert, which may be called by other web applications. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0397? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ImageMagick` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-c++-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | | `ImageMagick-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:6.0.7.1-10 | Products: Imagemagick Imagemagick. ## How do I fix CVE-2005-0397? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2005-0397 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0397 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick - [CVE-2019-19952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19952/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2018-16328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16328/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2018-16329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16329/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2017-18210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18210/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2017-14138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14138/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0397 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2005-0397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0397 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Imagemagick Imagemagick. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0397/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0397/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0397 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0397 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0397 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0397/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.