CVE-2018-6930 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 13 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PICT file due to a stack-based buffer over-read in ImageMagick.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2018-6930?

CVE-2018-6930 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 13 Feb 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

A stack-based buffer over-read in the ComputeResizeImage function in the MagickCore/accelerate.c file of ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a maliciously crafted pict file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6930?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2018-6930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vxrw-8qh6-q57p.