CVE-2023-3745 Imagemagick: heap-buffer-overflow in pushcharpixel() in quantum-private.h
A heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening crafted files.
- 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-2023-3745?
CVE-2023-3745 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 24 Jul 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 heap-based buffer overflow issue was found in ImageMagick's PushCharPixel() function in quantum-private.h. This issue may allow a local attacker to trick the user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering an out-of-bounds read error and allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3745?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (5)
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.195.1 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.195.1 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.195.1 |
ImageMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-71.195.1 |
ImageMagick openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 7.0.7.34-150200.10.51.1 |
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3745?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-3745 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3745 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3745, GHSA-fw7q-prfm-977f, SUSE-SU-2023:3186-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3357-1.