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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2025-55298

ImageMagick Format String Bug in InterpretImageFilename leads to arbitrary code execution

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

ImageMagick ImageMagick

  • < 7.1.2-2affected
  • < 6.9.13-28affected

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