Out-of-bounds Write Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u14
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- published25 Sept 2018
- disclosed6 Sept 2018
Introduced: 6 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16642 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u14 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The function InsertRow in coders/cut.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file due to an out-of-bounds write.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16642
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16642
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4316
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/cc4ac341f29fa368da6ef01c207deaf8c61f6a2e
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1162
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16642
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/