First published: Tue Sep 11 2018(Updated: )
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a memory leak in the formatIPTCfromBuffer function in coders/meta.c was found. Upstream issue: <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1118">https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1118</a>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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ImageMagick | <=7.0.7-29 |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1627917 is categorized as moderate due to the memory leak that could impact resource utilization.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-1627917, upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.0.7-30 or later where the memory leak has been addressed.
ImageMagick versions up to and including 7.0.7-29 are affected by REDHAT-BUG-1627917.
The vulnerability in REDHAT-BUG-1627917 is present in the formatIPTCfromBuffer function within the coders/meta.c file.
Yes, REDHAT-BUG-1627917 has been officially acknowledged through bug reports by Red Hat and discussions in the ImageMagick GitHub repository.