CVE-2023-1906: fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1906 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 12-04-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ImportMultiSpectralQuantum() function in MagickCore/quantum-import.c. An attacker could pass specially crafted file to convert, triggering an out-of-bounds read error, allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.