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Plain-English summary
ImageMagick versions before 7.1.2-9 and 6.9.13-34 can mishandle memory when Magick++ clears a font family. The documented impact is crash or heap corruption, with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. This is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate patching item. Accelerate remediation for production services that depend on ImageMagick Magick++ drawing or font handling, but the supplied evidence does not justify emergency response on its own.
Technical view
In Magick++, calling Options::fontFamily with an empty string can free _drawInfo->font while leaving stale pointers in _drawInfo->font and _drawInfo->family. Later destruction or font updates may dereference or free invalid memory, creating CWE-415/CWE-416 conditions. Fixed releases are 7.1.2-9 and 6.9.13-34.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in applications or libraries using ImageMagick Magick++ font APIs, especially code paths that clear font family settings. The source bundle does not show this as a general image-file parsing flaw or confirm remote reachability.
Exploitation context
CVSS is 4.9 with local attack vector and high attack complexity. KEV is false. The supplied sources support crash or heap corruption risk, but do not provide evidence of public exploitation, weaponized exploit code, or broad remote attack paths.
Researcher notes
The key condition is Options::fontFamily invoked with an empty string, causing stale _drawInfo pointers and later cleanup or setter failures. Evidence is incomplete for distro backports, real-world reachability, and exploitation beyond crash or heap corruption.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.1.2-9, 6.9.13-34, or later.
- Check vendor or distribution advisories for backported fixed packages.
- Prioritize systems using Magick++ font or drawing APIs.
- Redeploy containers and bundled applications carrying affected ImageMagick versions.
- Monitor ImageMagick advisories for any revised exploitability guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick versions across hosts, containers, and application bundles.
- Confirm deployed versions are not below 7.1.2-9 or 6.9.13-34.
- Review SBOMs and package lockfiles for embedded ImageMagick dependencies.
- Check code for Magick++ fontFamily, font, or drawing option usage.
- Run non-offensive regression tests around font setting and cleanup paths.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L1.43.4GitHub_MVulnerability scoring details
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4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-q3hc-j9x5-mp9mCVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6409f34d637a34a1c643632aa849371ec8b3b5a8CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6f81eb15f822ad86e8255be75efad6f9762c32f8CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
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