CVE-2019-19949

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 24, 2019 at 12:06 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:27 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxLeap

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-43 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function WritePNGImage of coders/png.c, related to Magick_png_write_raw_profile and LocaleNCompare.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.9.9-33 ≤ v < 6.9.10-437.0.7-23 ≤ v < 7.0.8-43
Affected range stops below 6.9.10-43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.8-43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00006.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1561
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00033.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4549-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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