Out-of-Bounds Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.93% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IMAGEMAGICK-400163
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed6 Sept 2018

Introduced: 6 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16644  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a missing check for length in the functions ReadDCMImage of coders/dcm.c and ReadPICTImage of coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-11, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.