Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2018-9133
ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 has excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions (coders/tiff.c), which results in a hang (tens of minutes) with a tiny PoC file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.7-26
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1072 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9133?
- CVE-2018-9133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9133?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.