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CVE-2009-1882

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1882 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the XMakeImage function within ImageMagick 6.5.2-8 and GraphicsMagick. This flaw, triggered by a crafted TIFF file, can lead to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.5.2-8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.5.2-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0715 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.0.7.1-20.el4_8.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_5.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1882Moderate

GraphicsMagick: Integer overflow in the routine creating X11 images

May 27, 2009

References

imagemagick.org / script/changelog.php
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033766.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033833.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
mirror1.smudge-it.co.uk / imagemagick/www/changelog.html
osvdb.org / 54729
secunia.com / advisories/35216
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35382
secunia.com / advisories/35685
secunia.com / advisories/36260
secunia.com / advisories/37959
secunia.com / advisories/55721
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
usn.ubuntu.com / 784-1
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2010-0074
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1858
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/06/08/1
securityfocus.com / archive/1/514516/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/35111
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1449