Improper Initialization in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-12977

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35783

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-2019-12977

CWE-ID: CWE-665

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 has a "use of uninitialized value" vulnerability in the WriteJP2Image function in coders/jp2.c.

ImageMagick
Debian Linux
Opensuse
Ubuntu
imagemagick-6.q16 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (Ubuntu package)
imagemagick (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-3 (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++-6.q16-7 (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++-6.q16-8 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra (Ubuntu package)
imagemagick (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's website.

imagemagick-6.q16 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8, 8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-7ubuntu2.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15
imagemagick (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8, 8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-7ubuntu2.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8
libmagickcore-6.q16-3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8
libmagick++-6.q16-7 (Ubuntu package) - update to 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8
libmagick++-6.q16-8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-7ubuntu2.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-7ubuntu2.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-7ubuntu2.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1
imagemagick (Debian package) - update to 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00069.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108913
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1518
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712

• Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick
• OpenSUSE Linux update for ImageMagick
• Debian update for imagemagick
• Ubuntu update for imagemagick