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CVE-2023-1289

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  • Published2023-03-23
  • Fixed in7.1.1-0
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

A vulnerability was discovered in ImageMagick where a specially created SVG file loads itself and causes a segmentation fault. This flaw allows a remote attacker to pass a specially crafted SVG file that leads to a segmentation fault, generating many trash files in "/tmp," resulting in a denial of service. When ImageMagick crashes, it generates a lot of trash files. These trash files can be large if the SVG file contains many render actions. In a denial of service attack, if a remote attacker uploads an SVG file of size t, ImageMagick generates files of size 103*t. If an attacker uploads a 100M SVG, the server will generate about 10G.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-03-2320:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Imagemagick
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.1< 7.1.1-07.1.1-0
Fedoraproject extra packages for enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
36.x= 36no fix published
37.x= 37no fix published

20 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • imagemagickUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm2
  • imagemagickUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm1
  • imagemagickUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm8
  • imagemagickUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6ubuntu1
  • imagemagickUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5
  • imagemagickUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.10
  • imagemagickUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9
  • imagemagickMageia:8all versions · fixed in 7.1.0.62-1.mga8.tainted

24 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-1289 Red Hat Product Security14 known affected

    ImageMagick: Specially crafted SVG leads to segmentation fault and generate trash files in "/tmp", possible to leverage DoS

    ImageMagick as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ImageMagick-c++ as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ImageMagick-c++-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +11 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Imagemagick to 7.1.1-0
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2023-1289 · 14 productsOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.9 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2026-03-12

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-03-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-gv85-xg33-553c GHSA-j96m-mjp6-99xr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1289?

A vulnerability was discovered in ImageMagick where a specially created SVG file loads itself and causes a segmentation fault. This flaw allows a remote attacker to pass a specially crafted SVG file that leads to a segmentation fault, generating many trash files in "/tmp," resulting in a denial of service. When ImageMagick crashes, it generates a lot of trash files. These trash files can be large if the SVG file contains many render actions. In a denial of service attack, if a remote attacker uploads an SVG file of size t, ImageMagick generates files of size 103*t. If an attacker uploads a 100M SVG, the server will generate about 10G.

Is CVE-2023-1289 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-1289 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1289?

CVE-2023-1289 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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