ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-09-09
• EPSS: 97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."

CISA: ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 30 Sep 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

• Patch on git.imagemagick.orgVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

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