CVE-2019-16711

Public Exploit

Description

ImageMagick 7.0.8-40 has a memory leak in Huffman2DEncodeImage in coders/ps2.c.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
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/1542 patch third party advisory exploit
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16711?
CVE-2019-16711 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16711?
To fix CVE-2019-16711, 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-2019-16711 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-16711 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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