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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pqgj-2p96-rx85 ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-835
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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-24T00:34:04.907Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T00:38:20.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-24485

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-02-24T01:16:12.757

Modified: 2026-02-24T14:13:49.320

Link: CVE-2026-24485

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-24T00:34:04Z

Links: CVE-2026-24485 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-02-24T09:54:17Z

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