CVE-2006-3743 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

User-assisted attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted XCF images due to buffer overflows in ImageMagick.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-3743?

CVE-2006-3743 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 25 Aug 2006.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in ImageMagick before 6.2.9 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted XCF images.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3743?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3743?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-3743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Imagemagick Imagemagick vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3743, GHSA-vwf7-7g8c-h7pw.

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