CVE-2025-43965 Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-IMAGEMAGICK-9833774
  • published8 Jan 2026
  • disclosed23 Apr 2025

Introduced: 23 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-43965  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In MIFF image processing in ImageMagick before 7.1.1-44, image depth is mishandled after SetQuantumFormat is used.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1