Information disclosure in Imagemagick
CVE-2018-16323
ReadXBMImage in coders/xbm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.8-9 leaves data uninitialized when processing an XBM file that has a negative pixel value. If the affected code is used as a library loaded into a process that includes sensitive information, that information sometimes can be leaked via the image data.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.493 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16323?
- CVE-2018-16323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16323?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16323 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.