SB2019111115 - Input validation error in ImageMagick ImageMagick



SB2019111115 - Input validation error in ImageMagick ImageMagick

Published: November 11, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019111115
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18853)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ImageMagick before 7.0.9-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because XML_PARSE_HUGE is not properly restricted in coders/svg.c, related to SVG and libxml2.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.