CVE-2023-3745: imagemagick Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3745 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 24-07-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.