CVE-2025-55298
Aug. 26, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
7.5
High
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to ImageMagick versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2, 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. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Imagemagick |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-123
Write-what-where Condition
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.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | imagemagick | imagemagick | <6.9.13-28 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | imagemagick | imagemagick | <7.1.2-2 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
References
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Aug. 26, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 26, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 26, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Status : Received
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More infoSource
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