Denial of service in GraphicsMagick
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-6799 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
GraphicsMagick Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | GraphicsMagick Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Heap overwrite
EUVDB-ID: #VU10403
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6799
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the AcquireCacheNexus function in the magick/pixel_cache.c source code due to heap overwrite. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted image file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update to versions 1.3.28.
Vulnerable software versionsGraphicsMagick: 1.3.8 - 1.3.27
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick_group:graphicsmagick:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick_group:graphicsmagick:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick_group:graphicsmagick:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/b41e2efce6d3
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
