Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Affected products
imagemagick: imagemagick
References2
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-pj4… Vendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-memory… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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3.3
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 4.0
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4.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 1 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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