Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.2% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-IMAGEMAGICK-5492973
  • published 30 Mar 2019
  • disclosed 30 Mar 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu1 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-36 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function WriteTIFFImage of coders/tiff.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or information disclosure via a crafted image file.