CVE-2023-1906

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraImageMagickExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.9.12-847.1.1-4
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.12-84 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787

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