8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-9956
ImageMagick Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted image file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2019, 12:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9956 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Imagemagick imagemagick
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability by updating ImageMagick.
  • Update the ImageMagick packages to a non-vulnerable version.
  • If on SUSE, use YaST or zypper to install updates.
  • If using yum, run 'yum update ImageMagick' or 'yum update php-pecl-imagick'.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-9956 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9956 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-9956 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Tools to make working with the Arch Linux Security Tracker easier

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
7 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 17, 2021, 8:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Go

Updated: 2 years ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 3, 2020, 9:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-9956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9956 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00010.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107546
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1523
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/37
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4436
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4436 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4436 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/37 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/37 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/37 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4436 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107546 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107546 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1523 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1523 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.8-35:q16:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107546 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.11 }} -0.20%

score

0.77201

percentile