CVE-2022-0284

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

A heap-based-buffer-over-read flaw was found in ImageMagick's GetPixelAlpha() function of 'pixel-accessor.h'. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image to convert it into a PICON file format. This issue can potentially lead to a denial of service and information disclosure.

Affected products

ImageMagick: before 7.1.0-20 — fixed in 7.1.0-20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 7.1.0-20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0284
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2045943
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e50f19fd73c792ebe912df8ab83aa51a243a3da7
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4729
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0284
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2045943
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e50f19fd73c792ebe912df8ab83aa51a243a3da7
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4729

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