CVE-2022-44267 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by providing a crafted PNG image that causes the convert process to hang waiting for stdin input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-44267?
CVE-2022-44267 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Denial of Service. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the convert process could be left waiting for stdin input.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44267?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44267?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-44267 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44267 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44267, GHSA-78w3-m2fr-9r73, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44267.