CVE-2023-3428: fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3428 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-10-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 20-11-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick. This issue may allow a local attacker to trick the user into opening a specially crafted file, resulting in an application crash and 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.