Resource management error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)

Published: 2019-05-04

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-13296
CWE-ID	CWE-399
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	imagemagick6 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU21064

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13296

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in AcquireMagickMemory due to an error in CLIListOperatorImages in the "MagickWand/operation.c" file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

imagemagick6 (Alpine package): 6.9.10.39-r0 - 6.9.10.55-r0

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.