Buffer overflow - CVE-2018-14551
Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33482
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14551
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The ReadMATImageV4 function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-7 uses an uninitialized variable, leading to memory corruption.
Affected software
imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14551
Install update from vendor's website.
imagemagick6 (Alpine package) - update to 6.9.10.37-r0