CVE-2019-11505

Name: CVE-2019-11505
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-04-24T21:29:00.993+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 2.85%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-11505 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In GraphicsMagick from version 1.3.8 to 1.4 snapshot-20190403 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function WritePDBImage of coders/pdb.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This is related to MagickBitStreamMSBWrite in magick/bit_stream.c.. EPSS estimates a 2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In GraphicsMagick from version 1.3.8 to 1.4 snapshot-20190403 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function WritePDBImage of coders/pdb.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. This is related to MagickBitStreamMSBWrite in magick/bit_stream.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.85%

84.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Graphicsmagick	Graphicsmagick	>= 1.3.8, <= 1.3.31
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Opensuse	Leap	42.3

References

http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/85f5bdcd246aPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00057.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108063Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/605/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640Third Party Advisory
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/85f5bdcd246aPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00057.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108063Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/605/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 24, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-11505?

How severe is CVE-2019-11505?

CVE-2019-11505 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11505?

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Source: NVD / NIST