NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u17
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- published27 Jun 2019
- disclosed26 Jun 2019
Introduced: 26 Jun 2019
CVE-2019-12974 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u17 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12974
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1515
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108913
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00069.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-12974