Reliance on undefined behavior in ImageMagick - CVE-2025-55160
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114299
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55160
CWE-ID: CWE-758
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to undefined behavior in CloneSplayTree via MagickCoalesceImages. A local attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-55160
Install updates from vendor's website.