Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPNMImage function in pnm.c for ImageMagick 6.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPNMImage function in pnm.c for ImageMagick 6.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PNM file with a small colors value.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.9% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• MDKSA-2005:107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10003 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 13351 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20050424 [Overflow.pl] ImageMagick ReadPNMImage() Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.overflow.pl/adv/imheapoverflow.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90423 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:711 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:413 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:44 UTC.