CVE-2026-61870
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 0.5–7.5
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affected products (28)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2100ImageMagick: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-m596-67p7-69whImageMagick: Memory leak in VIFF encoder when allocation fails2026-07-24ghsa · osvUS
When an allocation fails in the VIFF encoder a memory leak will occus.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m596-67p7-69whcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encodercnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m596-67p7-69whenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encoderenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m596-67p7-69whVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encoderBroken Linknvd
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