#VU13584 Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-13153
Published: July 5, 2018 / Updated: July 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13584
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13153
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 XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file, consume excessive memory and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.