Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images. Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate operation on it, overwrites heap memory and can crash the application.
Published: 2026-10-25
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images. Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate operation on it, overwrites heap memory and can crash the application.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Heap Buffer Overflow via X11 Animate
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-25T13:20:05.634Z

Reserved: 2026-10-25T12:24:12.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-116160

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-25T14:16:54.703

Modified: 2026-10-25T14:16:54.703

Link: CVE-2026-116160

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow