Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2019-15140
coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-43 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by crafting a Matlab image file that is mishandled in ReadImage in MagickCore/constitute.c.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.8-43
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1554 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f7206618d27c2e69d977abf40e3035a33e5f6… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00028.html (mailing-list)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4715 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15140?
- CVE-2019-15140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15140?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.