CVE-2019-11473 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted XWD image files in GraphicsMagick, leading to application crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11473?
CVE-2019-11473 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 23 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
coders/xwd.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.31 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) by crafting an XWD image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-11008 and CVE-2019-11009.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11473?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11473?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-11473 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11473 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11473, GHSA-ccw4-q694-p6gw, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11473.