CVE-2019-18853 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by exploiting improper XML parsing restrictions in SVG handling.
- 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-2019-18853?
CVE-2019-18853 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 11 Nov 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
ImageMagick before 7.0.9-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because XML_PARSE_HUGE is not properly restricted in coders/svg.c, related to SVG and libxml2.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18853?
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-2019-18853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9vr-6635-6998.