SB2018090725 - Input validation error in ImageMagick



SB2018090725 - Input validation error in ImageMagick

Published: September 7, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018090725
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16641)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ImageMagick 7.0.8-6 has a memory leak vulnerability in the TIFFWritePhotoshopLayers function in coders/tiff.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.