VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16643
The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.08% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-252
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b6bff054d569a77973f2140c0e86366e6168a6cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1199Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b6bff054d569a77973f2140c0e86366e6168a6cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1199Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.