Heap-based buffer over-read in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-8960
Published: May 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12643
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8960
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c due to improper restriction of memory allocation. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer over-read and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c due to improper restriction of memory allocation. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer over-read and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8960
Install update from vendor's website.