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TI-2005-00356 Aliases CVE-2005-0397GHSA-9qw2-jqcg-348f

Format string vulnerability in the SetImageInfo function in image.c for ImageMagick…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the SetImageInfo function in image.c for ImageMagick before 6.0.2.5 may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename argument to convert, which may be called by other web applications.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04219 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:070 Released 2005-03-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.i386, ImageMagick-c++-5.5.6-13 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick-5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.i386, ImageMagick-5.5.6-13.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2005:320 Released 2005-03-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.i386, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.i386, ImageMagick-c++-6.0.7.1-10 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.i386, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.i386, ImageMagick-6.0.7.1-10.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:070
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:070
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:320
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:320
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:070
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:320
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:070
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:320

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qw2-jqcg-348f

References

Patch 5

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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