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ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in PerlMagick Property Reading

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

Products
ImageMagick
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-116157
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in PerlMagick Property Reading

core-cve · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2026, 13:20 UTC

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

cve:CVE-2026-116157

ImageMagick

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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