Resource management error in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-13301

 

Resource management error in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-13301

Published: September 12, 2019 / Updated: September 12, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21069
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13301
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists because of a memory leak in AcquireMagickMemory due to an AnnotateImage error. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-13301

Install updates from vendor's website.

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