ImageMagick coders/bmp.c use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in ImageMagick. This affects an unknown function of the file coders/bmp.c. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-5341. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick (Image Processing Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file coders/bmp.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap use-after-free flaw was found in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick.

The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2023. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5341 since 10/02/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238003 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : ImageMagick Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0088)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Tenable (238003). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238003
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : ImageMagick Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0088)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/02/2023 🔍
10/03/2023 +1 days 🔍
10/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2025 +616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-5341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241117

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2023 08:08
Updated: 06/10/2025 10:59
Changes: 10/03/2023 08:08 (35), 02/07/2025 04:48 (37), 06/10/2025 10:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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