CVE-2019-14981: canonical ubuntu_linux Divide By Zero
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14981DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14981
Published 12-08-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-14981 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.68%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 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
- 12-08-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.8-41 and 6.x before 6.9.10-41, there is a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the MeanShiftImage function. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 2.69% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.68%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick≥ 6.0, < 6.9.10-41 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.8-41
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 15.1
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8 | < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9
5 vendors · 6 products
References
14 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b522d2d857d2f75b659936b59b0da9df1682c256X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a77d8d97f5a7bced0468f0b08798c83fb67427bcX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00028.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00040.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00042.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory