Command injection in ImageMagick
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. This security flaw causes a shell command injection vulnerability via video:vsync or video:pixel-format options in VIDEO encoding/decoding.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ImageMagick | ImageMagick-6.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ImageMagick Vendor— Affected ImageMagick-6.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0-1 to before 7.1.1-11 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
| cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0-1 to before 7.1.1-11 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
ImageMagick — FEDORA-2023-d53831b69d
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagickPriority HIGH 82
- TI-2023-16995 Integer overflow in ImageMagickPriority LOW 27
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34153
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c5r-cghm-f2jx
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-34153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-34153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7c5r-cghm-f2jx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-34153 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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