#VU18390 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2019-7175

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18390

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7175

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the DecodeImage() function in coders/pcd.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.0-0, 7.0.1-0 - 7.0.1-10, 7.0.2-0 - 7.0.2-10, 7.0.3-0 - 7.0.3-10, 7.0.4-0 - 7.0.4-10, 7.0.5-0 - 7.0.5-10, 7.0.6-0 - 7.0.6-10, 7.0.7-0 Q16 - 7.0.7-39, 7.0.8-0 - 7.0.8-24

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1e6a3ace073c9ec9c71e439c111d23c6e66cb6ae
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1450

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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.