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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16749

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (WriteBlob assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted file.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (WriteBlob assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted file.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.29% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
imagemagick/imagemagick · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.