Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE is a denial-of-service issue in ImageMagick's DIB image parser. A maliciously crafted file could trigger a memory leak and consume server resources. The sources do not show data theft, code execution, or confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a practical availability risk for systems that process untrusted images. Prioritize routine patching, faster where image upload or conversion is internet-facing.
Technical view
ImageMagick before 6.9.9-0 and 7.x before 7.0.6-1 has a memory leak in ReadDIBImage in coders/dib.c when handling crafted DIB input. The documented impact is remote denial of service. No CVSS vector or CWE is provided in the supplied CVE data.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in web apps, mail pipelines, CMS systems, or backend jobs that process untrusted image uploads using vulnerable ImageMagick versions.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe a crafted-file denial-of-service condition. CISA KEV is false, and the bundle does not include evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Debian bug, and ImageMagick issue. The record names fixed version thresholds but provides no CVSS, CWE, or exploit-in-the-wild confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ImageMagick to 6.9.9-0, 7.0.6-1, or a vendor-supported fixed backport.
- Use OS distribution advisories to confirm patched package versions.
- Restrict processing of untrusted DIB files where business workflows allow.
- Apply resource limits around image conversion services to reduce denial-of-service impact.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick installations and record exact package or build versions.
- Identify applications that pass user-supplied images to ImageMagick.
- Confirm vulnerable versions are not present in containers, workers, or server images.
- Review monitoring for image-processing memory exhaustion or worker crashes.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=867811CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/522CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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