NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.42% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-IMAGEMAGICK-5492978
  • published27 Jun 2019
  • 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 Ubuntu:20.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9 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.

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.