CWE
772
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-14434

First published: Fri Jul 20 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4. A memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c. References: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1192">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1192</a> Upstream Patch: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/98a2cceae0dceccbfe54051167c2c80be1f13c3f">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/98a2cceae0dceccbfe54051167c2c80be1f13c3f</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.8-4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
redhat/ImageMagick 7.0.8<5
5
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u3
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u2
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1
8:6.9.13.12+dfsg1-1
8:7.1.1.39+dfsg1-1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-14434?

    CVE-2018-14434 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that causes a memory leak in the WriteMPCImage function.

  • How severe is CVE-2018-14434?

    CVE-2018-14434 has a severity score of 6.5, which is considered medium severity.

  • How can CVE-2018-14434 be exploited?

    CVE-2018-14434 can be exploited by persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, which triggers the memory leak and causes a denial of service.

  • Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2018-14434?

    ImageMagick versions up to and including 7.0.8-4 are affected by CVE-2018-14434.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-14434?

    To fix CVE-2018-14434, users should update to the patched versions of ImageMagick provided by the respective vendors or use the available remedies.

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