CVE-2025-55298
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Publication date: 2025-08-26

Last updated on: 2025-11-03

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

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.
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Published
2025-08-26
Last Modified
2025-11-03
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-08-26
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-55298
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Vendor Product Version / Range
imagemagick imagemagick From 7.0.11-13 (inc) to 7.1.1-36 (inc)
imagemagick imagemagick From 7.0.11-13 (inc) to 7.1.1-36 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-123 Any condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow.
CWE-134 The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a format string bug in the InterpretImageFilename function of ImageMagick. User input is passed directly to FormatLocaleString without proper sanitization, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory regions. This can lead to various attacks including heap overflow and remote code execution.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise, data loss, or service disruption.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-28 or later, or 7.1.2-2 or later, where the format string bug in the InterpretImageFilename function has been patched.

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