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TI-2004-00888 Aliases CVE-2004-0981GHSA-j36p-8jhh-296q

Buffer overflow in the EXIF parsing routine in ImageMagick before 6.1.0 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the EXIF parsing routine in ImageMagick before 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05843 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.4.5VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.7VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.8VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.8.2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.8.2.1.1.0VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.3.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3.2.1.2.0VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.6.0_2003-04-09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6.0_2003-04-09VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.4.5 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.8 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.8.2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.8.2.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.3.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3.2.1.2.0 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.6.0_2003-04-09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6.0_2003-04-09 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.7VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.8VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:636 Released 2004-12-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-7, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.i386, ImageMagick-c++-5.5.6-7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-7, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-7, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-7, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-7.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:636

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0981
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j36p-8jhh-296q

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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