CVE-2018-12600 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in ImageMagick via crafted DIB 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-2018-12600?
CVE-2018-12600 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, ReadDIBImage and WriteDIBImage in coders/dib.c allow attackers to cause an out of bounds write via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12600?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12600?
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-2018-12600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12600, GHSA-frhh-9rqf-h27m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12600.