CVE-2019-19948 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick's SGI image writer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-19948?

CVE-2019-19948 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-43 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function WriteSGIImage of coders/sgi.c.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19948?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19948?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-19948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19948, GHSA-3xqc-m5wv-583g, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19948.

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