CVE-2019-14981

Description

In ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.8-41 and 6.x before 6.9.10-41, there is a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the MeanShiftImage function. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1552 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/b522d2d857d2f75b659936b59b0da9df1682c256 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a77d8d97f5a7bced0468f0b08798c83fb67427bc third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00028.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00040.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00042.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14981?
CVE-2019-14981 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14981?
To fix CVE-2019-14981, 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-2019-14981 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-14981 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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