Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2018-16640
ImageMagick 7.0.8-5 has a memory leak vulnerability in the function ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c.
EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.8-5
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16640?
- CVE-2018-16640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16640?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.