CVE-2022-1114: Use After Free

Published Mar 16, 2022
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Updated

A heap-use-after-free flaw was found in ImageMagick's RelinquishDCMInfo() function of dcm.c file. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted DICOM image file to ImageMagick for conversion, potentially leading to information disclosure and a denial of service.

Other sources

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in ImageMagick's RelinquishDCMInfo function of dcm.c.

References: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4947

Red Hat

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ImageMagick6 v6.9.12<43
43
redhat/ImageMagick7 v7.1.0<28
28
ImageMagick>=6.0<6.9.12-43
ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<7.1.0-28
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u38:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Apr 29, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:38 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:04 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:37 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-1114?

CVE-2022-1114 is a heap-use-after-free vulnerability found in ImageMagick's RelinquishDCMInfo() function of the dcm.c file.

2

How is CVE-2022-1114 triggered?

CVE-2022-1114 is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted DICOM image file to ImageMagick for conversion.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2022-1114?

CVE-2022-1114 could lead to information disclosure and a denial of service.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-1114?

The affected software versions include ImageMagick 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 (for Debian), and versions between 6.0 and 6.9.12-43, and versions between 7.0.0-0 and 7.1.0-28.

5

How to fix CVE-2022-1114?

To fix CVE-2022-1114, users should update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu1 or apply the recommended patches for other affected versions.

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