CVE-2018-12599 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in ImageMagick via crafted BMP files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12599?
CVE-2018-12599 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 20 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-3 Q16, ReadBMPImage and WriteBMPImage in coders/bmp.c allow attackers to cause an out of bounds write via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12599?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12599?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-12599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12599, GHSA-3gpg-jmj2-prg2, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12599.