CVE-2022-1114 Use after free in ImageMagick
Attackers can cause information disclosure and denial of service by providing a crafted DICOM image to ImageMagick for conversion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-1114?
CVE-2022-1114 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 29 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A heap-use-after-free flaw was found in ImageMagick's RelinquishDCMInfo() function of dcm.c file. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted DICOM image file to ImageMagick for conversion, potentially leading to information disclosure and a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1114?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1114?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-1114 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1114 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1114, GHSA-rhcm-mpjw-m6hf, JLSEC-2026-893, OESA-2022-1670, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1114.