ImageMagick: heap-based buffer overflow in ReadPSInfo in coders/ps.c
Published Oct 14, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.13%
Description
ImageMagick before 7.0.8-54 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadPSInfo in coders/ps.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 6.9.10-54 · < 6.9.10-55
- ≥ 7.0.0-0 · < 7.0.8-54
Configuration 2
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
emacs-1:24.3-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | emacs-1:24.3-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02134) | 81.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02134) | 81.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 60.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 63.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.19% (0.09187) | 87.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15826 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=942578 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1765330 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-53...7.0.8-54 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/master%40%7B2019-07-15%7D...master%40%7B2019-07-17%7D x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17540
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17540 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17540
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17540 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15826 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=942578 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1765330 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/7.0.8-53...7.0.8-54 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/compare/master%40%7B2019-07-15%7D...master%40%7B2019-07-17%7D | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17540 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17540 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17540 |
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