CVE-2025-55298
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to ImageMagick versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2, a format string bug vulnerability exists in InterpretImageFilename function where user input is directly passed to FormatLocaleString without proper sanitization. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary memory regions, enabling a wide range of attacks from heap overflow to remote code execution. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u2 |
| sid | Fixed | 8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u6 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u4 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | <14.8.1 | 14.8.1 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-55298
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55298.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55298
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/439b362b93c074eea6c3f834d84982b43ef057d5
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.8.1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00012.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.