CVE-2019-14980
Publication date 12 August 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.8-42 and 6.x before 6.9.10-42, there is a use after free vulnerability in the UnmapBlob function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Notes
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imagemagick <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later) Introduced in https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/6f29b3755748a899145b639195dd3bc640d36bb4 (6.9.10-24)
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/issues/43
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c5d012a46ae22be9444326aa37969a3f75daa3ba
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-41...7.0.8-42
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/614a257295bdcdeda347086761062ac7658b6830
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14980