CVE-2018-13153: Medium severity IBM Data Risk Manager vulnerability

Published Jul 5, 2018
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Updated

A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4, there is a memory leak in the XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c.

References: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1195

Upstream Patch: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/4ab4849d667e26df0e63ece9d63ae23bc7ab0fa1 https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/6ce6d25b47caf9b6b2979a510b6202ce0f3dd2d4

Other sources

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in the XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available memory resources.

IBM

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
ImageMagick ImageMagick=7.0.8-4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u98:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u58:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u68:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u48:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u58:7.1.2.13+dfsg1-1

Event History

Jul 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 5, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·08:45 AM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:33 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:33 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-13153?

The severity of CVE-2018-13153 is classified as moderate due to its memory leak nature in ImageMagick.

2

How can I fix CVE-2018-13153?

To fix CVE-2018-13153, upgrade ImageMagick to a version higher than 7.0.8-4.

3

Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2018-13153?

CVE-2018-13153 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.8-4 and earlier versions.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-13153?

CVE-2018-13153 is a memory leak vulnerability found in the XMagickCommand function.

5

Is CVE-2018-13153 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2018-13153 is not directly exploitable remotely, but it can affect applications processing untrusted images.

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