CVE-2020-10251
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID...
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
CVE-2020-10251- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
CVE-2020-10251- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2706 No score
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2706- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x22r-v7xh-wg93 No score
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID...
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
GHSA-x22r-v7xh-wg93- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-10251
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-10251- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
CVE-2020-10251- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-10251
In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10251- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickAlpine:v3.12 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.13 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.14 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.15 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.16 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.17 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.18 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.19 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.20 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.21 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imagemagickAlpine:v3.22 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.23 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickAlpine:v3.24 |
before 7.0.10.0-r0 | 7.0.10.0-r0 |
imagemagickDebian:12 |
before 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 |
imagemagickDebian:13 |
before 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 |
imagemagickDebian:14 |
before 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10251 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published March 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 7.0.10.0-r0.