Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.05% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IMAGEMAGICK-1590112
  • published29 Apr 2019
  • disclosed29 Apr 2019

Introduced: 29 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-11598  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm9 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-40 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function WritePNMImage of coders/pnm.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly information disclosure via a crafted image file. This is related to SetGrayscaleImage in MagickCore/quantize.c.