VDB-232669 · CVE-2023-3428 · Nessus 242781

ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-12 coders/tiff.c ReadTIFFImage heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-12 and classified as critical. This affects the function ReadTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-3428. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-12 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadTIFFImage of the file coders/tiff.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/29/2023. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-3428 since 06/27/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242781 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : ImageMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0130)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch a531d28e31309676ce8168c3b6dbbb5374b78790 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 Tenable (242781). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

ImageMagick

Version

7.1.1-12

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242781
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : ImageMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0130)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: a531d28e31309676ce8168c3b6dbbb5374b78790

Timelineinfo

06/27/2023 🔍
06/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
06/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2025 +758 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232669

Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2023 08:26
Updated: 07/26/2025 07:00
Changes: 06/29/2023 08:26 (41), 07/26/2025 07:00 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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