First published: Tue Mar 20 2018(Updated: )
A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16. WriteEPTImage function in coders/ept.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MagickCore/memory.c double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. Reference: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1025">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1025</a> Patch: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6355db269e03f879c516cf9d592c72e157bc75d6">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6355db269e03f879c516cf9d592c72e157bc75d6</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
ImageMagick ImageMagick | =7.0.7-25q16 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
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+dfsg1-2 |
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CVE-2018-8804 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting a double free flaw in the WriteEPTImage function.
The severity of CVE-2018-8804 is high, with a severity value of 8.8.
To fix CVE-2018-8804 in IBM Data Risk Manager, you can apply the patch provided by IBM through this link: [IBM Data Risk Manager Patch](https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Data+Risk+Manager&release=2.0.4.1&platform=Linux&function=all)
To fix CVE-2018-8804 in Ubuntu, you can update the Imagemagick package to version 8:6.9.9.39+dfsg-1, or the specific versions mentioned in the Ubuntu Security Notice 3681-1.
Canonical Ubuntu Linux versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, and 18.04 are affected by CVE-2018-8804.