CVE-2026-24485 PUBLISHED

ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 23.01.2026 Published: 24.02.2026 Updated: 24.02.2026

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, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor ImageMagick
Product ImageMagick
Versions
  • Version >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15 is affected
  • Version < 6.9.13-40 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE