ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 PNG Image denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.1.0-49. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component PNG Image Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-44267. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 (Image Processing Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component PNG Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Denial of Service. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the convert process could be left waiting for stdin input.

The weakness was presented 02/07/2023. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-44267 since 10/30/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51256). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2022 🔍
02/07/2023 +100 days 🔍
02/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/28/2025 +810 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-6537113d6d
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-44267 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220323
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2023 08:10
Updated: 04/28/2025 00:17
Changes: 02/07/2023 08:10 (37), 03/06/2023 08:10 (2), 03/06/2023 08:13 (11), 10/10/2024 20:07 (24), 04/28/2025 00:17 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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