CVE-2018-6405
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CVE-2018-6405 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | < 6.9.9-35 |
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.0.7-23 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/964Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/964Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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