CVE-2018-6405: Medium severity ImageMagick vulnerability

Published Jan 30, 2018
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Updated

In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0 ...

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
ImageMagick<6.9.9-35
ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<7.0.7-23
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=17.10
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

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/imagemagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u5Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u2Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1Fixed in 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1Fixed in 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ImageMagick coders/dcm.c (ReadDCMImage) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.0.7-23

Event History

Jan 30, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:09 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:51 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6405.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6405?

The severity of CVE-2018-6405 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-6405?

ImageMagick versions before 7.0.7-23 are affected by CVE-2018-6405.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by exploiting the memory leak in the affected versions of ImageMagick.

5

What is the remedy for CVE-2018-6405?

Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.0.7-23 or higher to fix CVE-2018-6405.

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