Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16643
CVE-2018-16643
Description
The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.
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Affected products
187.0.8-4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.0.8-4
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.8-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015
< 6.8.8.1-71.79.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-78.72.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-78.72.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-78.74.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-78.74.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-78.74.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.7.34-3.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.7.34-3.24.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6b6bff054d569a77973f2140c0e86366e6168a6cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1199nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.htmlnvd
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