Out-of-bounds Write Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-IMAGEMAGICK-402499
  • published23 Jul 2018
  • disclosed23 Jul 2018

Introduced: 23 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14551  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.4 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ReadMATImageV4 function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-7 uses an uninitialized variable, leading to memory corruption.