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imagemagick — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2440

Heap-based buffer overflow in the libMagick component of ImageMagick 6.0.6.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image index array that triggers the overflow during filename glob expansion by the ExpandFilenames function.

Products
imagemagick
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6:6.2.4.5-0.6
CVEs
CVE-2006-2440
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2440

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 May 2006, 10:02 UTC

Heap-based buffer overflow in the libMagick component of ImageMagick 6.0.6.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image index array that triggers the overflow during filename glob expansion by the ExpandFilenames function.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2440

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 6:6.2.4.5-0.6

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 6:6.2.4.5-0.6

imagemagick

Fixed versions: 6:6.2.4.5-0.6

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:32.541959819Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410813,
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