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high 7.5

CVE-2005-0005 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in psd.c for ImageMagick 6.1.0, 6.1.7, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar…

published 2005-01-19 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0006

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in psd.c for ImageMagick 6.1.0, 6.1.7, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .PSD image file with a large number of layers.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6:6.0.6.2-2.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0005

  • ImageMagick RHEL 3 5.5.6-13
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 3 5.5.6-13
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 3 5.5.6-13
  • ImageMagick RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-6
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-6
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-6

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:070RHSA-2005:071

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0005 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-13 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-13
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:070
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:071
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-13
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:070
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:071
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-13, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-13
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:070
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-6, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:071

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Exploit prediction

4.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • idefense.com http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=184&type=vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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