CVE-2019-19950 [Critical] | Use-After-Free in Graphicsmagick

CVE-2019-19950 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	1.89%	1.20%	-0.69%
2	2025-11-18	1.20%	1.89%	+0.69%
3	2025-03-30	—	1.20%	—

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2025-11-21

1.89%

1.20%

-0.69%

2025-11-18

1.20%

1.89%

+0.69%

2025-03-30

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

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9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-19950

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2019-19950 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (graphicsmagick), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19950
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2019-19950 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (graphicsmagick), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 8, released 4, ignored 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19950

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19950

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
graphicsmagick	graphicsmagick	1.4	cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.4:2019-04-03::::::
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
opensuse	backports	sle-15	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:sp1::::::
opensuse	leap	15.1	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-19950

URL	Tags
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/44ab7f6c20b4	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00026.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00064.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00029.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/603/	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640	Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2019-19950

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-19950

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-19950

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-19950

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-19950

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-19950

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19950

References for CVE-2019-19950