CVE-2019-12978: imagemagick Improper Initialization
CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12978DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12978
Published 26-06-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-12978 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Initialization vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 26-06-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 has a "use of uninitialized value" vulnerability in the ReadPANGOImage function in coders/pango.c.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.86% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.86%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick7.0.8-34
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm9 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8 | < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9
3 vendors · 3 products
