CVE-2018-16749

MEDIUM

ImageMagick <7.0.7-29 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (WriteBlob assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted file.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1119
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 47.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
imagemagick/imagemagick < 6.9.9-42
Published Sep 09, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026