ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14 SVG Image Parser allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SVG Image Parser. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-25985. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component SVG Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a crafted SVG file containing an malicious element causes ImageMagick to attempt to allocate ~674 GB of memory, leading to an out-of-memory abort. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-25985 since 02/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299874 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25985), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.9.13-40 or 7.1.2-15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (299874) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0484). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source ImageMagick

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 6.9.13-39
• 7.1.2-14

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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