CVE-2019-12921

Description

In GraphicsMagick before 1.3.32, the text filename component allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted image because of TranslateTextEx for SVG.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.25% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory graphicsmagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ product vendor advisory
https://github.com/d0ge/data-processing/blob/master/CVE-2019-12921.md third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00026.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00049.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00051.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4675 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12921?
CVE-2019-12921 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12921?
To fix CVE-2019-12921, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12921 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12921 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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