CWE
476
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-16749: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Sun Sep 09 2018(Updated: )

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a missing NULL check in the ReadOneJNGImage function in coders/png.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick<6.9.9-42
ImageMagick ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<=7.0.7-29
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
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 the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-16749.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-16749?

    The severity of CVE-2018-16749 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software is ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-29 and earlier.

  • How can the vulnerability be exploited?

    The vulnerability can be exploited by persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file.

  • Is there a fix available for CVE-2018-16749?

    Yes, there are patches and updates available for the affected software.

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