Division by zero in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-14981
Published: August 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20299
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14981
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error when processing untrusted input in the MeanShiftImage function. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file. A remote attacker can perform denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14981
Install update from vendor's website.