CVE-2022-1115

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2022 at 02:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in ImageMagick’s PushShortPixel() function of quantum-private.h file. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted TIFF image file to ImageMagick for conversion, potentially leading to a denial of service.

Affected

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

v < 6.9.12-447.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.1.0-29
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.9.12-44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.1.0-29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (5)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-787

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