Bug 2445902 (CVE-2026-28691)

Summary: CVE-2026-28691 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via uninitialized pointer dereference in JBIG decoder
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A flaw was found in ImageMagick. This vulnerability, an uninitialized pointer dereference, exists in the JBIG decoder due to a missing check. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted image file, leading to a denial of service. This could make the ImageMagick application unavailable to users.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-09 22:02:59 UTC
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, an uninitialized pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the JBIG decoder due to a missing check. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.