CVE-2019-18853

ImageMagick: XML_PARSE_HUGE not properly restricted in coders/svg.c

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Published Nov 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

ImageMagick before 7.0.9-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because XML_PARSE_HUGE is not properly restricted in coders/svg.c, related to SVG and libxml2.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-8550	ImageMagick before 7.0.9-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because XML_PARSE_HUGE is not properly restricted in coders/svg.c, related to SVG and libxml2.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.467% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-136
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ec9c8944af2bfc65c697ca44f93a727a99b405f1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18853
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18853

History

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 11, 2019, 2:36 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM
Reserved: Nov 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 11, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Oct 29, 2019, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Oct 29, 2019, 12:00 AM

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