ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-13 TIFF File heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-13 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-68469. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.1-13. This issue affects an unknown part of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.1-14, ImageMagick crashes when processing a crafted TIFF file. Version 7.1.1-14 fixes the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-68469 since 12/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279365 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68469), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.1.1-14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (279365), EUVD (EUVD-2025-204303) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2888). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source ImageMagick
  • SUSE Linux

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 279365
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68469

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 7.1.1-14

Timelineinfo

12/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/18/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/08/2026 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: GHSA-fff3-4rp7-px97
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68469 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337403
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2888 - ImageMagick: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2025 17:27
Updated: 01/08/2026 19:11
Changes: 12/18/2025 17:27 (68), 12/19/2025 16:31 (2), 12/20/2025 06:41 (7), 12/20/2025 18:26 (1), 12/30/2025 22:35 (11), 01/01/2026 00:29 (2), 01/08/2026 19:11 (1)
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