CVE-2018-16323 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 49.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ReadXBMImage in coders/xbm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.8-9 leaves data uninitialized when processing an XBM file that has a negative pixel value. If the affected code is used as a library loaded into a process that includes sensitive information, that information sometimes can be leaked via the image data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 49.32% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-09-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| imagemagick | imagemagick |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ImageMagick - Memory Leak | 2018-11-19 |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/216d117f05bff87b9dc4db55a1b1fadb38bcb786
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45890/
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/216d117f05bff87b9dc4db55a1b1fadb38bcb786
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45890/
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