High severity · published Mar 24, 2019
CVE-2019-9956
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code…
8.8
CVSS
5.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted image file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.9% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
7.0.8-35 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9956
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107546
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672
Exploit
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1523
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
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