CVE-2018-5248: High severity imagemagick vulnerability

Published Jan 5, 2018
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Updated

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in coders/sixel.c in the ReadSIXELImage function, related to the sixeldecode function.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.7-17
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u58:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Jan 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Jan 7, 2018
Data Sourced
09:15 PM
SeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:07 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:51 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 6, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·12:17 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-5248?

CVE-2018-5248 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 Q16 that allows for a heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadSIXELImage function.

2

How severe is CVE-2018-5248?

CVE-2018-5248 has a severity score of 8.8, indicating a high severity.

3

Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2018-5248?

ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 Q16 is affected by CVE-2018-5248.

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-5248?

To fix CVE-2018-5248, you should update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-5248?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-5248 at the following references: [GitHub](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/927), [Debian Security Tracker](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5248), [CVE Mitre](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5248).

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