ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the XBM image decoder (ReadXBMImage) allows an attacker to write controlled data past the allocated heap buffer when processing a maliciously crafted image file. Any operation that reads or identifies an image can trigger the overflow, making it exploitable via common image upload and processing pipelines. Versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38 fix the issue.
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Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the XBM image decoder (ReadXBMImage) allows an attacker to write controlled data past the allocated heap buffer when processing a maliciously crafted image file. Any operation that reads or identifies an image can trigger the overflow, making it exploitable via common image upload and processing pipelines. Versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38 fix the issue.
Title Heap buffer overflow with attacker-controlled data in XBM parser
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-190
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-21T04:55:21.774Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T21:02:02.900Z

Link: CVE-2026-23876

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-20T21:35:22.616Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-20T01:15:57.440

Modified: 2026-01-20T01:15:57.440

Link: CVE-2026-23876

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-20T01:01:38Z

Links: CVE-2026-23876 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-20T17:40:12Z

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