NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ImageMagick package, versions <0:6.9.10.68-3.22.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-IMAGEMAGICK-6468117
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed26 Jun 2019

Introduced: 26 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 ImageMagick to version 0:6.9.10.68-3.22.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2024-1926.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ImageMagick package and not the ImageMagick package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference in the function ReadPANGOImage in coders/pango.c and the function ReadVIDImage in coders/vid.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.