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Plain-English summary
A malformed image profile can make vulnerable ImageMagick versions loop indefinitely when writing IPTCTEXT data. The main business impact is service disruption: image-processing jobs may hang and consume availability. The advisory identifies patched releases, and there is no provided evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority availability risk. Patch during the next normal maintenance window, sooner for internet-facing or customer-supplied image-processing pipelines.
Technical view
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.x before 6.9.13-40 can enter an infinite loop while writing invalid IPTC profile data with IPTCTEXT. The weakness maps to uncontrolled resource consumption and loop with unreachable exit condition. CVSS is 6.2, availability-only impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems running affected ImageMagick versions and processing crafted profiles through IPTCTEXT writing paths. Risk is higher in automated image-processing workflows that accept untrusted files or metadata.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector is local, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with high availability impact. The source bundle marks KEV false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and ImageMagick advisory. The bug is described as malformed IPTC profile handling causing an infinite loop during IPTCTEXT writing; no exploit details or broader affected products are provided.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ImageMagick 7.x to 7.1.2-15 or later.
- Upgrade ImageMagick 6.x to 6.9.13-40 or later.
- Prioritize systems processing untrusted images or profiles.
- Review the GitHub advisory for vendor-specific guidance.
- Temporarily reduce untrusted IPTC profile processing until patched.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick versions across servers, containers, and build images.
- Confirm no production host runs below 7.1.2-15 or 6.9.13-40.
- Identify workflows that write IPTCTEXT from external inputs.
- Monitor image-processing jobs for hangs or abnormal runtime.
- Verify package updates after deployment through version reporting.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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6.2MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.