Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.0-30 can crash when processing a crafted file through MagickWand WriteImages because an internal image list may be NULL. The known impact is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Business urgency is highest where ImageMagick handles user-supplied or partner-supplied files.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation in the normal vulnerability cycle, with faster action for internet-facing upload or conversion services. This is a medium-severity availability issue with a named upstream fix and no cited active exploitation evidence in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2022-2719 is a CWE-617 assertion failure in MagickWand/operation.c. A crafted file reaching WriteImages can trigger an assertion failure due to a NULL image list, potentially causing availability impact. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Upstream fixed it in ImageMagick 7.1.0-30.
Likely exposure
Systems are exposed if they run ImageMagick versions before 7.1.0-30 and process files from users, partners, email, uploads, or automated pipelines. The CVSS vector indicates local attack with user interaction required, so exposure depends on file ingestion paths rather than network reachability alone.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The attack requires a crafted file and user interaction in the CVSS vector. Treat this mainly as an availability risk for services that automatically transform or write images.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and Red Hat reference. The affected boundary is ImageMagick before 7.1.0-30. The record identifies denial of service through assertion failure, not confidentiality, integrity impact, code execution, or privilege escalation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ImageMagick to upstream version 7.1.0-30 or later.
- Check operating system vendor advisories for backported fixes.
- Prioritize systems that process untrusted image or document uploads.
- Limit ImageMagick exposure to trusted file sources where upgrade is delayed.
- Monitor image-processing services for abnormal crashes or availability failures.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick versions across servers, containers, and build images.
- Confirm whether applications call ImageMagick on untrusted uploaded files.
- Verify vendor packages include the CVE-2022-2719 fix or backport.
- Review crash logs for ImageMagick assertion failures during file processing.
- Retest affected workflows after updating ImageMagick packages.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H1.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2116537CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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