CVE-2026-56362
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability in GetPixelIndex caused by OpenPixelCache updating image channel metadata before pixel cache memory allocation. Attackers can trigger memory and disk allocation failures to cause a heap-buffer-overflow read affecting any writer calling GetPixelIndex.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.5–4.2
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affected products (43)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0484ImageMagick: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere nicht näher definierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-gq5v-qf8q-fp77ImageMagick: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GetPixelIndex due to metadata-cache desynchronization2026-02-25ghsa · osvUS
`OpenPixelCache` updates image channel metadata **before** attempting pixel cache memory allocation. When both memory and disk allocation fail a heap-buffer-overflow read in occurs in any writer that calls `GetPixelIndex`.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5v-qf8q-fp77cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-heap-buffer-overflow-read-in-getpixelindex-via-openpixelcache-metadata-desynchronizationcnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5v-qf8q-fp77enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-heap-buffer-overflow-read-in-getpixelindex-via-openpixelcache-metadata-desynchronizationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5v-qf8q-fp77Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-heap-buffer-overflow-read-in-getpixelindex-via-openpixelcache-metadata-desynchronizationThird Party Advisorynvd
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