ImageMagick File quantum-import.c ImportMultiSpectralQuantum out-of-bounds

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.8$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function ImportMultiSpectralQuantum of the file MagickCore/quantum-import.c of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-1906. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ImportMultiSpectralQuantum of the file MagickCore/quantum-import.c of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in ImageMagick's ImportMultiSpectralQuantum() function in MagickCore/quantum-import.c. An attacker could pass specially crafted file to convert, triggering an out-of-bounds read error, allowing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2023 as GHSA-35q2-86c7-9247. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1906 since 04/06/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch d7a8bdd7bb33cf8e58bc01b4a4f2ea5466f8c6b3 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24095). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Name

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: d7a8bdd7bb33cf8e58bc01b4a4f2ea5466f8c6b3

Timelineinfo

04/06/2023 🔍
04/13/2023 +7 days 🔍
04/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2025 +853 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: GHSA-35q2-86c7-9247
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225757
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2023 09:08
Updated: 08/13/2025 11:55
Changes: 04/13/2023 09:08 (43), 02/10/2025 22:43 (26), 08/13/2025 11:55 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Might our Artificial Intelligence support you?

Check our Alexa App!