# CVE-2022-1115: A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in ImageMagick’s PushShortPixel() function of quantum-private.h file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a ImageMagick: version range not reported

## Description

A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in ImageMagick’s PushShortPixel() function of quantum-private.h file. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted TIFF image file to ImageMagick for conversion, potentially leading to a denial of service.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067022
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4974
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/1f860f52bd8d58737ad883072203391096b30b51
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c8718305f120293d8bf13724f12eed885d830b09
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1115

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