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CVE-2026-116158low2.5

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in magick compare

Impact

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 has a memory leak in the magick compare command, allowing attackers to cause denial of service by triggering repeated failed operations. The weakness is due to missing memory cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers need to supply specific inputs to exploit this vulnerability.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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ImageMagick · VulnCheck

ImageMagick

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affected

0 → before 7.1.2-33

custom versions

unaffected

7.1.2-33

custom versions

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

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CVE-2026-116158

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-401 ↗

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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Environment requirements

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Before: 7.1.2-33

Original applicability statements
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            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Contributing organizations · 2
VulnCheck

Assigning organization

2026-10-25
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-10-26

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References

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github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m938-565c-h9qf
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www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-in-magick-compare
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