CVE-2022-1115

Name: CVE-2022-1115
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-08-29T15:15:10.297+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.55%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-1115 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.55%

41.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	< 6.9.12-44
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.0-29

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1115Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067022Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8718305f120293d8bf13724f12eed885d830b09Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4974Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/1f860f52bd8d58737ad883072203391096b30b51Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1115Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067022Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8718305f120293d8bf13724f12eed885d830b09Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4974Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/1f860f52bd8d58737ad883072203391096b30b51Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 29, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-1115?

How severe is CVE-2022-1115?

CVE-2022-1115 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1115?

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Source: NVD / NIST