CVE-2019-14980 Use after free in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by sending a crafted file that triggers a use-after-free error.
- 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-2019-14980?
CVE-2019-14980 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 12 Aug 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14980?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14980?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-14980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85q2-94hx-c24v, JLSEC-2026-830.