CVE-2018-11656: Medium severity ibm data risk manager vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2018
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Updated

A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.7-20 Q16 x8664, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DCM image file.

References: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/931

Patch: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4da2cd650532ffd18fa11578fc2ec7c2467727bb

Other sources

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

IBM

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
ImageMagick=7.0.7-20
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u58:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Jun 1, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Jun 6, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:47 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:48 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 6, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·12:17 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-11656?

CVE-2018-11656 is a memory leak vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.7-20 Q16 x86_64.

2

How does CVE-2018-11656 affect ImageMagick?

CVE-2018-11656 can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by exploiting the memory leak in the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11656?

CVE-2018-11656 has a severity rating of 6.5 (medium).

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-11656 in IBM Data Risk Manager version 2.0.6?

To fix CVE-2018-11656 in IBM Data Risk Manager version 2.0.6, you need to apply the patch provided by IBM. You can download the patch from the IBM Support website.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-11656 in Ubuntu with ImageMagick package version 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3?

To fix CVE-2018-11656 in Ubuntu with ImageMagick package version 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3, you need to update the package to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1 or a later version.

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