Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2019-17541
ImageMagick before 7.0.8-55 has a use-after-free in DestroyStringInfo in MagickCore/string.c because the error manager is mishandled in coders/jpeg.c.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1641 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/39f226a9c137f547e12afde972eeba7551124… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-54...7.0.8-55 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17541?
- CVE-2019-17541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17541?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17541 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.