Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old ImageMagick flaw where a specially crafted image could trigger a buffer overflow during EXIF metadata parsing. If a business still runs ImageMagick before 6.1.0 on systems that process uploaded or emailed images, an attacker could potentially run code in that processing context. Exposure is most likely on legacy servers, image conversion pipelines, CMS platforms, or upload handlers using ImageMagick before 6.1.0 to process untrusted images containing EXIF metadata. Prioritize remediation where legacy ImageMagick handles external images. The business risk is higher for public upload services because successful exploitation could lead to code execution on processing hosts. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ImageMagick to 6.1.0 or a vendor-patched package.; Check Ubuntu, Gentoo, and current vendor guidance for applicable fixed packages.; Avoid processing untrusted images on unsupported legacy ImageMagick builds..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- imagemagick-exif-image-bo(17903)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- USN-7-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10472CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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