Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.9.39+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-IMAGEMAGICK-400243
  • published23 Mar 2018
  • disclosed23 Mar 2018

Introduced: 23 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8960  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable imagemagick to version 8:6.9.9.39+dfsg-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 does not properly restrict memory allocation, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.