Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting ImageMagick/ImageMagick package, versions [,6.9.13-58)[7.0.0,7.1.2-33)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IMAGEMAGICKIMAGEMAGICK-21708278
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-116160  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ImageMagick/ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-58, 7.1.2-33 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the X11 animate process. An attacker can cause the application to crash by supplying a specially crafted image that, when processed, leads to overwriting heap memory.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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