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CVE-2021-4219

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5736-1

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in ImageMagick. The vulnerability occurs due to improper use of open functions and leads to a denial of service. This flaw allows an attacker to crash the system.

Se ha encontrado un fallo en ImageMagick. La vulnerabilidad es producida debido al uso inapropiado de funciones abiertas y conlleva a una denegación de servicio. Este fallo permite a un atacante bloquear el sistema

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values when processing PDF files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Zhang Xiaohui discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values when processing image data. 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-02-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-03-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick"
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick"
< 6.9.12-9
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" and version " < 6.9.12-9"
-
Affected
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick"
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick"
>= 7.1.0-0 < 7.1.0-19
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" and version " >= 7.1.0-0 < 7.1.0-19"
-
Affected