CVE-2023-3745
CVE-2023-3745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (35th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Affected product: Imagemagick
- Published:
- Last modified:
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3745?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3745?
- CVE-2023-3745 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2023-3745 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2023-3745?
- CVE-2023-3745 affects Imagemagick. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2023-3745?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2023-3745 published?
- CVE-2023-3745 was published on 2023-07-24 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223557
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/54cdc146bbe50018526770be201b56643ad58ba7
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/651672f19c75161a6159d9b6838fd3095b6c5304
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1857
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/7486477aa00c5c7856b111506da075b6cdfa8b73
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b466a96965afc1308a4ace93f5535c2b770f294b
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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