CVE-2019-15139 — The XWD image (X Window System window dumping file) parsing component in ImageMa
The XWD image (X Window System window dumping file) parsing component in ImageMagick 7.0.8-41 Q16 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash resulting from an out-of-bounds Read) in ReadXWDImage in coders/xwd.c by crafting a corrupted XWD image file, a diffe
Published
2019-08-18T18:31:18.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T00:34:53.341Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The XWD image (X Window System window dumping file) parsing component in ImageMagick 7.0.8-41 Q16 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash resulting from an out-of-bounds Read) in ReadXWDImage in coders/xwd.c by crafting a corrupted XWD image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-11472.
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
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-08-18T18:31:18.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:34:53.341Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1553
- github.com — https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c78993d138bf480ab4652b5a48379d…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00028.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/
- 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
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
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