#VU21097 Resource management error in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-13137

 

#VU21097 Resource management error in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-13137

Published: September 13, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21097
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-13137
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in the "ReadPSImage" function in the "coders/ps.c" file. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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