CVE-2023-39978 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in ImageMagick's Draw module, affecting applications using the library.
- 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-2023-39978?
CVE-2023-39978 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Aug 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
ImageMagick before 6.9.12-91 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) in Magick::Draw.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39978?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39978?
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-2023-39978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6x7-7g72-8ww2, JLSEC-2026-911, OESA-2023-1516, OESA-2023-1517, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39978.