CVE-2018-7470 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation violation in ImageMagick by submitting a crafted WebP file.
- 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-2018-7470?
CVE-2018-7470 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 25 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
An issue was discovered in ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16. The IsWEBPImageLossless function in coders/webp.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7470?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-7470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7470, GHSA-jvfx-qw69-pwg5.