Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the JNG encoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted image. Attackers can supply crafted images that are encoded to JNG to leak memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a limited denial of service.
Published: 2026-10-25
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the JNG encoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted image. Attackers can supply crafted images that are encoded to JNG to leak memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a limited denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in JNG Encoder
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-25T13:19:59.697Z

Reserved: 2026-10-25T12:22:53.332Z

Link: CVE-2026-116151

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-25T14:16:53.423

Modified: 2026-10-25T14:16:53.423

Link: CVE-2026-116151

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-401

    Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime