CVE-2022-0284
ImageMagick: Heap buffer overread in GetPixelAlpha() declared in MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 18, 2022
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A heap-based-buffer-over-read flaw was found in ImageMagick's GetPixelAlpha() function of 'pixel-accessor.h'. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image to convert it into a PICON file format. This issue can potentially lead to a denial of service and information disclosure.
Statement
The versions of ImageMagick shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 are ImageMagick v6.9.10 and lower. These contain a different code-base compared to upstream and the vulnerable code is not present in our code-base.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read