CVE-2022-48541

Summary

CVE-2022-48541 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting ImageMagick versions 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a crafted "identify -help" command, resulting in excessive memory consumption and a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input validation in the ImageMagick software, potentially leading to resource exhaustion and service interruption.

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