7.8
CWE
665
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-12978

First published: Wed Jun 26 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 has a "use of uninitialized value" vulnerability in the ReadPANGOImage function in coders/pango.c. Reference: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1519">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1519</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.8-34
redhat/ImageMagick 7.0.8<35
35
redhat/ImageMagick 6.9.10<35
35
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u3
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u2
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1
8:6.9.13.12+dfsg1-1
8:7.1.1.39+dfsg1-2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-12978?

    CVE-2019-12978 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by exploiting an uninitialized value vulnerability in the ReadPANGOImage function.

  • How can the CVE-2019-12978 vulnerability be exploited?

    CVE-2019-12978 vulnerability can be exploited by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-12978?

    CVE-2019-12978 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-12978?

    CVE-2019-12978 affects ImageMagick versions 7.0.8-34.

  • How can I fix CVE-2019-12978?

    To fix CVE-2019-12978, update to the latest version of ImageMagick that includes the security patch.

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