Use After Free Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.69% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-IMAGEMAGICK-5494068
  • published 3 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 18 Aug 2019

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.

coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-43 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by crafting a Matlab image file that is mishandled in ReadImage in MagickCore/constitute.c.