CVE-2019-15140 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted Matlab image file in ImageMagick.
- 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-2019-15140?
CVE-2019-15140 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 18 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
coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-43 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by crafting a Matlab image file that is mishandled in ReadImage in MagickCore/constitute.c.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15140?
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-2019-15140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as CVE-2019-2224, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15140, GHSA-fm7h-6q8j-c522, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15140.