SB2022022433 - NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick
Published: February 24, 2022 Updated: June 23, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022022433
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3596)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in ReadSVGImage() function in coders/svg.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.