Out-of-bounds Read Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IMAGEMAGICK-400239
  • 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 Ubuntu:14.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.