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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.6-4 when handling a crafted file. The business impact is denial of service: an image-processing service could consume memory and become unavailable. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, confirmed exploitation, or full affected-version metadata.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted availability risk. Prioritize systems that accept public image uploads or perform automated conversion, but do not escalate as actively exploited based on the provided evidence.
Technical view
The issue is in WritePICONImage in coders/xpm.c. Crafted input is mishandled around an AcquireSemaphoreInfo call, causing a memory leak. The cited impact is remote denial of service. Evidence names ImageMagick 7.0.6-4, but broader affected-version scope is not established in the provided sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where ImageMagick processes untrusted or user-supplied image files, especially in web uploads, media conversion, or automated pipelines. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete.
Exploitation context
The CVE says remote attackers can cause denial of service with a crafted file. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not show confirmed active exploitation or public weaponization.
Researcher notes
The bundle provides a concise CVE description and one GitHub issue reference, but lacks CVSS, CWE, patch details, and complete version range. Avoid assuming impact beyond memory-leak denial of service.
Mitigation direction
- Identify services and jobs using ImageMagick for untrusted image processing.
- Check ImageMagick vendor guidance for fixed versions or recommended remediation.
- Upgrade ImageMagick where vendor guidance confirms an applicable fix.
- Isolate image conversion workers from critical services.
- Apply memory limits and job timeouts around image processing workloads.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed ImageMagick versions and compare against 7.0.6-4.
- Confirm whether PICON/XPM writing paths are enabled or reachable.
- Review upload and conversion workflows for untrusted file handling.
- Check monitoring for image-worker memory growth or repeated crashes.
- Verify remediation against vendor release notes or issue history.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/634CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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