#VU14738 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-16750

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU14738

#VU14738 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-16750

Published: September 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14738
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16750
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the formatIPTCfromBuffer() function in coders/meta.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack via a specially crafted image file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links