high
7.8
CWE
665
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-12979

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 SyncImageSettings function in MagickCore/image.c. This is related to AcquireImage in magick/image.c. Reference: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1522">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1522</a>

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.8-34
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
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

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1522

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-12979?

    CVE-2019-12979 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

  • How does CVE-2019-12979 work?

    CVE-2019-12979 is caused by the use of an uninitialized value in the SyncImageSettings function in MagickCore/image.c, which can be exploited by opening a specially crafted file.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-12979?

    CVE-2019-12979 has a severity rating of 7.8 (high).

  • How can I fix CVE-2019-12979?

    To fix CVE-2019-12979, you should update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-12979?

    You can find more information about CVE-2019-12979 at the following references: [link1](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00069.html), [link2](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108913), [link3](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1522).

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