CVE-2018-16643
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.