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CVE-2019-16708 json

ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 has a memory leak in magick/xwindow.c, related to XCreateImage.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7258

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 has a memory leak in magick/xwindow.c, related to XCreateImage.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16708

  • imagemagick Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15
  • imagemagick Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8
  • imagemagick Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9
  • imagemagick Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm10

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16708

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  • 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 SLES 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP4 +6 more 6.8.8.1-71.131.1
  • ImageMagick SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP1, SLE Module for Development Tools 15, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 +1 more 7.0.7.34-3.72.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2785-2SUSE-SU-2019:2896-1SUSE-SU-2019:2785-1

  • ImageMagick openSUSE Leap 15.0 7.0.7.34-lp150.2.41.1
  • ImageMagick openSUSE Leap 15.1 7.0.7.34-lp151.7.12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:2519-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2515-1

  • imagemagick Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 7.0.8.38-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-16708

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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-2019-16708 updated cvss 5.3

ImageMagick: memory leak in magick/xwindow.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

2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1531 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

Sources

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