Out-of-bounds read in imagemagick (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-15139 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
imagemagick (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU21061
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15139
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in "ReadXWDImage" in the "coders/xwd.c" file due to a boundary condition when reading on XWD files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XWD image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
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Vulnerable software versionsimagemagick (Alpine package): 7.0.8.64-r1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=209132f82cd396cf5db8b9922af19ac2993d5fd7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
