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CVE-2025-53014

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.62%

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CVE-2025-53014 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26 have a heap buffer overflow in the `InterpretImageFilename` function. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26 have a heap buffer overflow in the `InterpretImageFilename` function. The issue stems from an off-by-one error that causes out-of-bounds memory access when processing format strings containing consecutive percent signs (`%%`). Versions 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26 fix the issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.62%

45.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ImagemagickImagemagick< 6.9.13-26
ImagemagickImagemagick>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-53014?
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26 have a heap buffer overflow in the `InterpretImageFilename` function. The issue stems from an off-by-one error that causes out-of-bounds memory access when processing format strings containing consecutive percent signs (`%%`). Versions 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26 fix the issue.
How severe is CVE-2025-53014?
CVE-2025-53014 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53014?
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Source: NVD / NIST