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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network reachable but requires induced allocation failure (AC:H, PR:N); only availability impact confirmed by vendor scoring, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling denial of service or code execution.
AnalysisAI
Use-after-free in ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 exposes servers that process untrusted images to denial of service and potential code execution via a dangling pointer in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. The CVSS 4.0 vector scores this at 6.3, reflecting high attack complexity (AC:H) and specific prerequisite conditions (AT:P), though intelligence tags flag RCE - a claim the vendor CVSS impact metrics do not fully corroborate, as only low availability impact is scored. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires that ImageMagick is running a version before 7.1.2-26 AND that the FormatMagickCaption code path is triggered - this path is exercised when processing images with caption or label metadata or when those ImageMagick operations are explicitly invoked. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 with AV:N/AC:H/AT:P reflects a network-reachable but condition-dependent vulnerability - an attacker must induce a memory allocation failure during caption processing, which requires specific memory pressure circumstances beyond routine image submission. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker submits a crafted image to a web application that passes user-supplied content through ImageMagick with caption or label processing enabled. The image is constructed to exhaust available memory during processing, inducing an allocation failure inside FormatMagickCaption that leaves a dangling pointer; on subsequent dereference, the service crashes (denial of service). … |
| Remediation | Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-26 or later, which resolves this use-after-free condition. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-43188
GHSA-vg96-jmxw-665f