ImageMagick has a Heap Buffer Underwrite in the Floyd-Steinberg depth dithering methodGHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r
MEDIUMGHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU. A fix is available for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86.NETMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64+9 moreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-24, when using an image with mask the Floyd-Steinberg dithering method it will cause a negative heap buffer over-write. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.2-24.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.14.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.14.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.14.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.14.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.14.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | all versions | 14.14.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.14.0 |
Affected Products
imagemagickimagemagickDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r in your dependencies?
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