QID 198406

Date Published: 2021-06-22

QID 198406: Ubuntu Security Notification for ImageMagick vulnerabilities (USN-4988-1)

Imagemagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

if a user or automated system using imagemagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program..

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4988-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4988-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4988-1