CVE-2023-39978 json
ImageMagick before 6.9.12-91 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) in Magick::Draw.
published 2023-08-08 3 y ago modified 2026-07-30 3 mo ago also EUVD-2023-43671 , JLSEC-2026-911
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ImageMagick before 6.9.12-91 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) in Magick::Draw.
Patch / fix
- julia ImageMagick_jll 6.9.13025+0
- imagemagick imagemagick 6.9.12-91
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6@c90e79b commit
- github.com/rmagick/rmagick#1406 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-39978 updated cvss 3.3
ImageMagick: Memory leak in Magick::Draw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perlaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| OSV | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| julia | ImageMagick_jll | <6.9.13025+0 |
6.9.13025+0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
-
github.com
/rmagick/rmagick/pull/1406/files
vendor-advisory, web
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/c90e79b3b22fec309cab55af2ee606f71b027b12
patch, web
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UFQJCYJ23HWHNDOVKBHZQ7HCXXL6MM3/
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, web
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/compare/6.9.12-90...6.9.12-91
not-applicable, web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-39978
- NVD CVE-2023-39978
- OSV JLSEC-2026-911
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