CVE-2019-17541: imagemagick Use After Free
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 14-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17541 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 14-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.0.8-55 has a use-after-free in DestroyStringInfo in MagickCore/string.c because the error manager is mishandled in coders/jpeg.c.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.40% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.40%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundImagemagick
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick< 6.9.10-55 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.8-55
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/39f226a9c137f547e12afde972eeba7551124493X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-54...7.0.8-55X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15827X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory