# CVE-2023-34475: A heap use after free issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ReplaceXmpValue() function in MagickCore/profile.c.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-16 · Updated: 2024-12-03

## Affected

- n/a ImageMagick: 7.1.1-10

## Description

A heap use after free issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ReplaceXmpValue() function in MagickCore/profile.c. An attacker could trick user to open a specially crafted file to convert, triggering an heap-use-after-free write error, allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ImageMagick, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1061db7f80fdc9ef572ac60b55f408f7bab6e1b0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2214149
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34475
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/45DUUXYMAEEAW55GSLAXN25VPKCRAIDA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UFQJCYJ23HWHNDOVKBHZQ7HCXXL6MM3/

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