#VU15166 Buffer over-read in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-16413

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#VU15166 Buffer over-read in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-16413

Published: October 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15166
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16413
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 a heap-based buffer over-read in the MagickCore/quantum-private.h in PushShortPixel() function when called from the coders/psd.c ParseImageResourceBlocks() function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack with a specially crafted image file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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