CVE-2022-28463

ImageMagick: heap-buffer-overflow in PushLongPixel() of quantum-private.h

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 9, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A heap-based-buffer-over-read flaw was found in ImageMagick's PushLongPixel() function of 'quantum-private.h'. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted image file into MagickCore, potentially leading to a denial of service and information disclosure.

Statement

The versions of ImageMagick shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and 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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')