Vulnerability identifier: #VU15353

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16645

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ReadBMPImage() function in coders/bmp.c and in ReadDIBImage() function in coders/dib.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application and trigger application crash due to memory allocation error.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.8-11

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External links
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ecb31dbad39ccdc65868d5d2a37f0f0521250832
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1268
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.html
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.