Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-13298
Published: September 12, 2019 / Updated: September 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21071
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13298
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the "MagickCore/enhance.c" file due to a boundary error in the "MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h" in SetPixelViaPixelInfo. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ImageMagick
imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
Opensuse
imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13298
Install update from vendor's website.
ImageMagick - update to 7.0.8-51
imagemagick6 (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 6.9.10.55-r0, 6.9.10.56-r0, 6.9.10.68-r0
imagemagick6 (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 6.9.10.55-r0, 6.9.10.56-r0, 6.9.10.68-r0