Out-of-bounds Write Affecting imagemagick package, versions <7.0.8.38-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.16% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-IMAGEMAGICK-7012179
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed24 Mar 2019

Introduced: 24 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 imagemagick to version 7.0.8.38-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted image file.