ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile
Summary
ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile
Original description
The description as published by the source.
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with IPTCTEXT. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26066 imagemagick Fixed in: 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u10
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26066 imagemagick Fixed in: 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov