# CVE-2023-1289: ImageMagick: Specially crafted SVG leads to segmentation fault and generate trash files in "/tmp", possible to leverage DoS

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service by uploading crafted SVG files that trigger segmentation faults and excessive temporary file generation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1289, GHSA-j96m-mjp6-99xr, JLSEC-2026-901, MGASA-2023-0136, SUSE-SU-2023:1733-1, SUSE-SU-2023:1734-1, SUSE-SU-2023:1756-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1289

## What is CVE-2023-1289?

CVE-2023-1289 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, published on 23 Mar 2023. 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 vulnerability was discovered in ImageMagick where a specially created SVG file loads itself and causes a segmentation fault. This flaw allows a remote attacker to pass a specially crafted SVG file that leads to a segmentation fault, generating many trash files in "/tmp," resulting in a denial of service. When ImageMagick crashes, it generates a lot of trash files. These trash files can be large if the SVG file contains many render actions. In a denial of service attack, if a remote attacker uploads an SVG file of size t, ImageMagick generates files of size 103*t. If an attacker uploads a 100M SVG, the server will generate about 10G.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1289?

38 open source packages ship an affected version, including Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU and Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64. It affects 4 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q16-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-arm64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-x64` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `Magick.NET-Q8-x86` | NuGet | All versions | 13.0.0 |
| `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 7.1.0.9-150400.6.15.1 |
| `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | All versions | 7.1.0.9-150400.6.15.1 |

Products: Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1289?

Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 13.0.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-1289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1289 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, published on 23 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.0

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-2023-1289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1289/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
