Use-after-free in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-15140
Published: September 11, 2019 / Updated: September 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21055
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15140
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system
The vulnerability exists in "ReadImage" in the "MagickCore/constitute.c" file due to a use-after-free error when the affected software does improper memory operations. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15140
Install updates from vendor's website.