CVE-2023-3745
Publication date 24 July 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1857
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/7486477aa00c5c7856b111506da075b6cdfa8b73 (6.9.11-0)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b466a96965afc1308a4ace93f5535c2b770f294b (6.9.11-0)
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3745