CVE-2019-14980 — In ImageMagick 7
In ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.8-42 and 6.x before 6.9.10-42, there is a use after free vulnerability in the UnmapBlob function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file.
Published
2019-08-12T22:06:35.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T00:34:52.841Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.8-42 and 6.x before 6.9.10-42, there is a use after free vulnerability in the UnmapBlob function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-08-12T22:06:35.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:34:52.841Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/issues/43
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/614a257295bdcdeda347086761062…
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c5d012a46ae22be9444326aa37969a…
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-41...7.0.8-42
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00040.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00042.html
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