high
8.8
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-5248

First published: Fri Jan 05 2018(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 sixel_decode function.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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+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
8:7.1.1.39+dfsg1-3

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c76434c16b5ac8861ee0c5d5c3ab8974fae3d624

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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.

  • How severe is CVE-2018-5248?

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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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