Buffer overflow in Imagemagick
CVE-2018-14551
The ReadMATImageV4 function in coders/mat.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-7 uses an uninitialized variable, leading to memory corruption.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.8-7
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14551?
- CVE-2018-14551 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14551?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.