Improper Initialization in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-12979

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Improper Initialization in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-12979

Published: June 26, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35785
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-2019-12979
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 SyncImageSettings function in MagickCore/image.c. This is related to AcquireImage in magick/image.c.


Affected software

ImageMagick
Debian Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Ubuntu
Opensuse
imagemagick (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu package)
imagemagick-6.q16 (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)
perlmagick (Ubuntu package)
libmagickwand5 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickwand-dev (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore5-extra (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore5 (Ubuntu package)
imagemagick-common (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++-dev (Ubuntu package)
libmagick++5 (Ubuntu package)
libmagickcore-dev (Ubuntu package)
php70-pecl-imagick
php71-pecl-imagick
php72-pecl-imagick
php54-pecl-imagick
php55-pecl-imagick
php56-pecl-imagick
ImageMagick
imagemagick (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2019-12979

Install update from vendor's website.

imagemagick (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 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
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (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
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.q16-3-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
perlmagick (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagickwand5 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagickwand-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagickcore5-extra (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagickcore5 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
imagemagick-common (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagick++-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagick++5 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
libmagickcore-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
php70-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-1.7
php71-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-2.8
php72-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-2.10
php54-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-2.11
php55-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-2.15
php56-pecl-imagick - update to 3.4.4-2.16
ImageMagick - update to 6.9.10.68-3.22
imagemagick (Debian package) - update to 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1

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