Advisories

ImageMagick - Memory Leak in META Reader APP1JPEG Error Path

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severity
low
date
Affecting
  • ImageMagick >= 0, < 7.1.2-18

  • ImageMagick >= 0, < 6.9.13-43

CWE
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CVSS
4.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
unbengable12
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths. Attackers can trigger this memory leak by providing specially crafted APP1JPEG image files, causing denial of service through resource exhaustion.

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