CVE-2018-16750: Medium severity IBM Data Risk Manager vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2018
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Updated

ImageMagick is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage function in coders/png.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Other sources

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a memory leak in the formatIPTCfromBuffer function in coders/meta.c was found.

Launchpad

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
ImageMagick ImageMagick<6.9.9-42
ImageMagick ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<=7.0.7-29
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
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

Sep 9, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Sep 11, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:53 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:05 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:05 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-16750?

CVE-2018-16750 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick that can be exploited to cause a denial of service.

2

How does CVE-2018-16750 affect ImageMagick?

CVE-2018-16750 affects ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-29 and earlier, and it can cause a denial of service condition.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16750?

CVE-2018-16750 has a severity rating of medium.

4

How can CVE-2018-16750 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2018-16750, you should update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.10.2+dfsg-2 or later.

5

What are some references for CVE-2018-16750?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-16750 at the following links: [1] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108492, [2] https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1118, [3] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/

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