CVE-2023-1906
Publication date 12 April 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 25.10 questing |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6ubuntu1
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| 25.04 plucky |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6ubuntu1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6ubuntu1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm2
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6200-1
- ImageMagick vulnerabilities
- 4 July 2023