#VU79926 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-11656
Published: August 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79926
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11656
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ReadDCMImage() function in coders/dcm.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack via a a crafted DCM image file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.