Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-3596
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-3596
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3596
0.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 69 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-3596
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-3596
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-3596
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html
[SECURITY] [DLA-3007-1] imagemagick security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/2624
Null Pointer dereference caused by incomplete check of the return value from libxml2 in ReadSVGImage svg.c:3621 · Issue #2624 · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970569
1970569 – (CVE-2021-3596) CVE-2021-3596 ImageMagick: NULL pointer dereference in ReadSVGImage() in coders/svg.cIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00008.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3357-1] imagemagick security update
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