CVE-2019-16711: Medium severity ibm data risk manager vulnerability

Published Sep 23, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-40 has a memory leak in Huffman2DEncodeImage in coders/ps2.c.

Reference: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1542

Other sources

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in Huffman2DEncodeImage in coders/ps2.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

IBM

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ImageMagick 7.0.8<40
40
redhat/ImageMagick 6.9.10<40
40
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.8-40
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u38:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Sep 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:45 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:45 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:22 PM
Description
Oct 3, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·11:57 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-16711?

CVE-2019-16711 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.8-40 that causes a memory leak in Huffman2DEncodeImage in coders/ps2.c.

2

How does CVE-2019-16711 impact ImageMagick?

CVE-2019-16711 can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16711?

CVE-2019-16711 has a severity level of medium (6.5).

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-16711 in ImageMagick Data Risk Manager 2.0.6?

You can apply the patch provided by IBM to fix CVE-2019-16711 in ImageMagick Data Risk Manager 2.0.6.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-16711 in Red Hat ImageMagick 7.0.8?

You can upgrade to version 7.0.9 or higher to fix CVE-2019-16711 in Red Hat ImageMagick 7.0.8.

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