Description
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a memory information disclosure vulnerability found in the DescribeImage function of the magick/describe.c file, because of a heap-based buffer over-read. The portion of the code containing the vulnerability is responsible for printing the IPTC Profile information contained in the image. This vulnerability can be triggered with a specially crafted MIFF file. There is an out-of-bounds buffer dereference because certain increments are never checked.
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 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-17 | — |
| Debian 13 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-17 | — |
| Debian 12 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-17 | — |
| Debian 9 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u1 | DSA-4321-1 |
| Debian 8 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.20-3+deb8u3 | DLA-1401-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u13 | DLA-1159-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | graphicsmagick | 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4 | USN-4232-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | graphicsmagick | 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm4 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | ImageMagick | 6.8.8.1-71.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | ImageMagick | 6.8.8.1-71.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | GraphicsMagick | 1.2.5-78.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0864-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | ImageMagick | 6.4.3.6-78.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0880-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 | GraphicsMagick | 1.2.5-78.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0864-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | ImageMagick | 6.8.8.1-71.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | ImageMagick | 6.8.8.1-71.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | ImageMagick | 6.4.3.6-78.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0880-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.27-r0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- GraphicsMagick - Memory Disclosure / Heap Overflow EDB-43111 · dos · Nov 3, 2017
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 7
- USN-4232-1 graphicsmagick vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-4321-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1159-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1401-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0880-1 Security update for ImageMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0864-1 Security update for GraphicsMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1 Security update for ImageMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=e4e1c2a581d8
- 101653 vdb-entry
- 43111 exploit
- DSA-4321 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180627 [SECURITY] [DLA 1401-1] graphicsmagick security update mailing-list
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3494
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171103 [SECURITY] [DLA 1159-1] graphicsmagick security update mailing-list
- USN-4232-1 vendor-advisory