SB2018071139 - Ubuntu update for imagemagick
Published: July 11, 2018 Updated: October 30, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12599)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in ReadBMPImage and WriteBMPImage in coders/bmp.c due to out-of-bounds write. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12600)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in ReadDIBImage and WriteDIBImage in coders/dib. due to out-of-bounds write. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13153)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file, consume excessive memory and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.