Security readout for executives and security teams
ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta could crash when processing a specially crafted SUN image file. The known impact in the source bundle is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Risk is highest for services that accept or transform user-supplied images. Exposure is likely where web apps, batch jobs, CMS platforms, or document pipelines pass untrusted image files into vulnerable ImageMagick versions, especially if SUN format is accepted implicitly. Address during routine vulnerability remediation unless a public service processes untrusted images at scale. In that case, prioritize patching because crashes can affect availability. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ImageMagick to 6.9.0-4 Beta or a vendor-fixed later package.; Check OS vendor advisories for backported fixes with older version numbers.; Restrict processing of untrusted SUN image files where business use is unnecessary..
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/78f82d9d1c2944725a279acd573a22168dc6e22aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/bd96074b254c6607a0f7731e59f923ad19d5a46dCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/450bd716ed3b9186dd10f9e60f630a3d9eeea2a4CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378735CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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