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CVE-2019-12979
ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 has a "use of uninitialized value" vulnerability in the SyncImageSettings function in MagickCore/image.c. This is…
High7.8EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 has a "use of uninitialized value" vulnerability in the SyncImageSettings function in MagickCore/image.c. This is related to AcquireImage in magick/image.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1522 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 108913 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1983 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-4192-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4712 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200818 [SECURITY] [DLA 2333-1] imagemagick security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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