CVE-2018-6405
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.55%
Description
In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
How to fix CVE-2018-6405
To remediate CVE-2018-6405, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2018-6405 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |