#VU21061 Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-15139
Published: September 12, 2019 / Updated: September 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21061
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15139
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in "ReadXWDImage" in the "coders/xwd.c" file due to a boundary condition when reading on XWD files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XWD image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.