Description
The ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.8-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted comment in a GIF image.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6 | — |
| Debian 7 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u2 | DSA-2750-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2750-1 imagemagick - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- USN-1949-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1218248
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23921
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=721273
- http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
- 54671 third-party-advisory
- 54581 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2750 vendor-advisory