ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32 X11 Animate Operation buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component X11 Animate Operation. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-116160. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component X11 Animate Operation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images. Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate operation on it, overwrites heap memory and can crash the application.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-116160 since 10/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.9.13-58 or 7.1.2-33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.13-58/7.1.2-33

Timelineinfo

10/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/25/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-116160 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426275

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2026 15:10
Changes: 10/25/2026 15:10 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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