CVE-2018-16413

Publication date 3 September 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

ImageMagick 7.0.8-11 Q16 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the MagickCore/quantum-private.h PushShortPixel function when called from the coders/psd.c ParseImageResourceBlocks function.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.7
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.14
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm8

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Notes

sbeattie

PoC in github issue

mdeslaur

same patch as CVE-2018-16412

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4034-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 25 June 2019
    • USN-6980-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 22 August 2024

Other references