CVE-2019-9956
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.79%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-9956
To remediate CVE-2019-9956, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/imagemagick—upgrade to 7.0.8.38-r0 or later
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1 or later
Is CVE-2019-9956 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.0.8.38-r0
- from 0, < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |