Memory Leak Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IMAGEMAGICK-1133978
  • published11 Jun 2021
  • disclosed8 Dec 2020

Introduced: 8 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27753  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm2 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There are several memory leaks in the MIFF coder in /coders/miff.c due to improper image depth values, which can be triggered by a specially crafted input file. These leaks could potentially lead to an impact to application availability or cause a denial of service. It was originally reported that the issues were in AcquireMagickMemory() because that is where LeakSanitizer detected the leaks, but the patch resolves issues in the MIFF coder, which incorrectly handles data being passed to AcquireMagickMemory(). This flaw affects ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.9-0.

CVSS Scores

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