CVE-2023-1289Public exploit

Service interruption via recursive SVG processing

Published Mar 23, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper input validation in ImageMagick 7.1.0 and earlier, and 6.9.11 and earlier, allows remote attackers to crash SVG processing. In MagickCore/draw.c, DrawPrimitive fails to preserve recursion depth while processing a self-referencing SVG, repeatedly rendering through temporary files until processing segfaults. Exploitation requires an application to process an attacker-supplied SVG; the crash interrupts service, and temporary output can consume roughly 100 times the input size.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.86%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in ImageMagick 7.1.0 and earlier, and 6.9.11 and earlier, allows remote attackers to crash SVG processing. In MagickCore/draw.c, DrawPrimitive fails to preserve recursion depth while processing a self-referencing SVG, repeatedly rendering through temporary files until processing segfaults. Exploitation requires an application to process an attacker-supplied SVG; the crash interrupts service, and temporary output can consume roughly 100 times the input size.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1289
Published
Mar 23, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
ImageMagick Studio LLC
Product
ImageMagick
Classifications
CWE-20, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixed-in ImageMagick v7.1.1-0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ImageMagick Studio LLC · ImageMagickversion=Fixed-in ImageMagick v7.1.1-0

Published CVSS scores

5.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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