ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak via Crafted XMP Profile
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 7.1.2-33, 6.9.13-58
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
ImageMagick, a widely used open-source software suite for creating, editing, and converting images, is affected. A specially crafted image containing a malicious XMP metadata profile can cause the software to leak memory each time it processes the file, eventually exhausting system resources and causing a denial of service.
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ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the handling of XMP profiles by various decoders. Attackers can supply images with a crafted XMP profile that leak memory each time they are processed, leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- ImageMagick ImageMagick
From 7.0.0-0 · fixed in 7.1.2-33
- ImageMagick ImageMagick
fixed in 6.9.13-58