ImageMagick 7.1.2-30 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the WBINFO decoder that occurs when a memory allocation fails during… (CVE-2026-109271)
Description
ImageMagick versions from 7.1.2-30 up to but not including 7.1.2-32 contain a use after free vulnerability in the WBINFO decoder. This occurs when a memory allocation fails during image decoding, potentially causing the application to crash due to reuse of freed memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a medium severity impact focused on availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.7low
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-109271 describes a use after free vulnerability in ImageMagick's WBINFO decoder present in versions 7.1.2-30 before 7.1.2-32. The flaw triggers when memory allocation fails during image decoding, leading to freed memory being reused improperly. This can cause the application to crash, impacting availability but not confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires network attack vector with high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by crashing the ImageMagick application when processing specially crafted images under memory allocation failure conditions. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available starting from 7.1.2-32. Users should upgrade to version 7.1.2-32 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the version range in the description. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-h82h-8q6v-f57g
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-109271"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6acd554f2cdf04f656da84e9
Added to database: 10/12/2026, 21:46:55 UTC
Last enriched: 10/12/2026, 21:56:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 03:08:15 UTC
Views: 2
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