CVE-2021-3596

Public Exploit

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in ImageMagick in versions prior to 7.0.10-31 in ReadSVGImage() in coders/svg.c. This issue is due to not checking the return value from libxml2's xmlCreatePushParserCtxt() and uses the value directly, which leads to a crash and segmentation fault.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/2624	third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970569	third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00008.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3596?: CVE-2021-3596 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3596?: To fix CVE-2021-3596, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-3596 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-3596 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-3596?: CVE-2021-3596 affects n/a ImageMagick.

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Description

Category

CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference

References

Frequently Asked Questions