Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak in the ASHLAR image writer allows an attacker to exhaust process memory by providing a crafted image that results in small objects that are allocated but never freed. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
Published: 2026-02-24
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Memory exhaustion leading to potential denial of service
Action: Apply Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6158-1 imagemagick security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gm37-qx7w-p258 ImageMagick: Possible memory leak in ASHLAR encoder
History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dlemstra
Dlemstra magick.net
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dlemstra:magick.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dlemstra
Dlemstra magick.net

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak in the ASHLAR image writer allows an attacker to exhaust process memory by providing a crafted image that results in small objects that are allocated but never freed. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
Title ImageMagick: Possible memory leak in ASHLAR encoder
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Dlemstra Magick.net
Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T15:01:32.626Z

Reserved: 2026-02-04T05:15:41.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-25637

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-24T01:16:13.623

Modified: 2026-02-27T14:32:59.663

Link: CVE-2026-25637

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-24T00:48:37Z

Links: CVE-2026-25637 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T16:15:22Z

Weaknesses