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 Software | Affected Version | How 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 8:7.1.1.39+dfsg1-3 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00069.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108913
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1519
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-12978
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1732293
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ee60b346b8fce70eb3b239a78e2486fba9615069
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/ae1ded6140bfa8ae9f6dcba5413b72d98ed94614
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1180
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-12978
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732292
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166341
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6335281 (Advisory)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12978
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12978
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12978
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12978
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.
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/author
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2019-12978
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- collector/ibm-support
- source/IBM
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/description
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/trending
- vendor/imagemagick
- canonical/imagemagick imagemagick
- version/imagemagick imagemagick/7.0.8-34
- package-manager/redhat
- vendor/ibm
- canonical/ibm data risk manager
- version/ibm data risk manager/2.0.6
- package-manager/debian