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high 8.8

CVE-2019-17541 json

ImageMagick before 7.0.8-55 has a use-after-free in DestroyStringInfo in MagickCore/string.c because the error manager is mishandled in cod…

published 2019-10-14 7 y ago modified 2026-07-30 3 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7891 , JLSEC-2026-832

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ImageMagick before 7.0.8-55 has a use-after-free in DestroyStringInfo in MagickCore/string.c because the error manager is mishandled in coders/jpeg.c.

Patch / fix

  • julia ImageMagick_jll 6.9.12+0
  • imagemagick imagemagick 6.9.10-55, 7.0.8-55
  • ImageMagick RHEL 7 6.9.10.68-3.el7
  • emacs RHEL 7 1:24.3-23.el7
  • emacs-el RHEL 7 1:24.3-23.el7
  • inkscape RHEL 7 0.92.2-3.el7
  • autotrace RHEL 7 0.31.1-38.el7
  • emacs-nox RHEL 7 1:24.3-23.el7
  • emacs-common RHEL 7 1:24.3-23.el7
  • inkscape-view RHEL 7 0.92.2-3.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1180

  • imagemagick Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 7.0.8.56-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-17541

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17541 updated cvss 7.8

ImageMagick: Use after free in ReadICCProfile function in coders/jpeg.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagick Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) emacs 24.3-23.el7, emacs-nox 24.3-23.el7, inkscape 0.92.2-3.el7, emacs-common 24.3-23.el7, ImageMagick 6.9.10.68-3.el7, emacs-filesystem 24.3-23.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) emacs-el 24.3-23.el7, autotrace 0.31.1-38.el7, emacs-terminal 24.3-23.el7, inkscape-view 0.92.2-3.el7, ImageMagick-perl 6.9.10.68-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) emacs 24.3-23.el7, emacs-filesystem 24.3-23.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) emacs 24.3-23.el7, emacs-el 24.3-23.el7, emacs-nox 24.3-23.el7, inkscape 0.92.2-3.el7, autotrace 0.31.1-38.el7, emacs-common 24.3-23.el7, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) emacs 24.3-23.el7, emacs-nox 24.3-23.el7, inkscape 0.92.2-3.el7, emacs-common 24.3-23.el7, ImageMagick 6.9.10.68-3.el7, emacs-filesystem 24.3-23.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) emacs-el 24.3-23.el7, inkscape 0.92.2-3.el7, autotrace 0.31.1-38.el7, emacs-terminal 24.3-23.el7, inkscape-view 0.92.2-3.el7, ImageMagick-c++ 6.9.10.68-3.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) emacs 24.3-23.el7, emacs-nox 24.3-23.el7, inkscape 0.92.2-3.el7, emacs-common 24.3-23.el7, ImageMagick 6.9.10.68-3.el7, emacs-filesystem 24.3-23.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) emacs-el 24.3-23.el7, autotrace 0.31.1-38.el7, emacs-terminal 24.3-23.el7, inkscape-view 0.92.2-3.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1180

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Exploit prediction

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1641 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia ImageMagick_jll
<6.9.12+0
6.9.12+0

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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