CVE-2026-48733

Description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick. A remote attacker could exploit an infinite loop vulnerability in the subimage-search operation by providing a specially crafted image. This could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, making the affected system or application unresponsive.

Statement

This Moderate impact denial of service flaw in ImageMagick arises from an infinite loop during subimage-search operations when processing a specially crafted image. While exploitation requires a user to process a malicious image, successful attacks can lead to the affected system or application becoming unresponsive, impacting availability.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.5N/AN/A
Attack VectorNetworkN/AN/A
Attack ComplexityLowN/AN/A
Privileges RequiredNoneN/AN/A
User InteractionRequiredN/AN/A
ScopeUnchangedN/AN/A
ConfidentialityNoneN/AN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneN/AN/A
Availability ImpactHighN/AN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-835

Availability

Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Amplification

An infinite loop will cause unexpected consumption of resources, such as CPU cycles or memory. The software's operation may slow down, or cause a long time to respond.

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