Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-14435
Published: August 19, 2018 / Updated: August 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14465
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14435
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 vulnerability exists due to memory leak in DecodeImage in coders/pcd.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14435
Install update from vendor's website.