#VU15461 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-18544
Published: October 22, 2018 / Updated: October 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15461
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18544
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in the WriteMSLImage function, as defined in the coders/msl.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a file that submits malicious input, trigger memory leak and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0.8-14.