CVE-2022-0284

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2022 at 02:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

A heap-based-buffer-over-read flaw was found in ImageMagick's GetPixelAlpha() function of 'pixel-accessor.h'. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image to convert it into a PICON file format. This issue can potentially lead to a denial of service and information disclosure.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.1.0-20
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.0-20 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0284
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2045943
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4729

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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