CVE-2018-18025 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by providing a crafted SVG image file that triggers a heap-based buffer over-read.

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-2018-18025?

CVE-2018-18025 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Oct 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 7.0.8-13 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the EncodeImage function of coders/pict.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG image file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18025?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18025?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-18025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18025, DLA-1574-1, GHSA-mvr7-hfrr-v3v5, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18025.

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