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Plain-English summary
GraphicsMagick had a heap buffer overflow in its MIFF image parser. A crafted image could harm a workstation or service that processes it. The score is high because successful exploitation may affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but the CVSS vector requires local processing and user interaction.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority patching item where GraphicsMagick handles untrusted images. It is not KEV-listed in the bundle, so urgency is driven by exposure in image-processing workflows rather than confirmed active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2022-1270 is a CWE-119 heap buffer overflow when GraphicsMagick parses MIFF. The provided affected version is GraphicsMagick-1.4.020220326. CVSS 3.1 is 7.8: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Debian and Gentoo published security updates.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on systems with GraphicsMagick installed that process untrusted images, including user uploads, email attachments, document pipelines, or image conversion jobs. Risk depends on whether MIFF or auto-detected image inputs reach GraphicsMagick.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires a crafted image being opened or processed by GraphicsMagick. Do not treat this as internet-wormable from the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for affected component, vulnerability class, severity, and vendor advisories. The bundle does not provide exploit status, exact upstream fixed commit, or comprehensive affected version ranges, so validate against distribution packages and upstream advisory data.
Mitigation direction
- Apply GraphicsMagick updates from your OS or vendor security channel.
- Prioritize Debian and Gentoo systems covered by the cited advisories.
- Restrict untrusted image processing until patched, especially MIFF-capable workflows.
- Check upstream or distribution guidance for exact fixed package versions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems and containers with GraphicsMagick installed.
- Identify services that invoke GraphicsMagick on user-supplied images.
- Confirm package versions against Debian, Gentoo, or upstream advisories.
- Review logs for unexpected GraphicsMagick crashes during image processing.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/664/CVE reference
- GLSA-202209-19CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221121 [SECURITY] [DLA 3200-1] graphicsmagick security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- DSA-5288CVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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