CVE-2018-15607

ImageMagick: CPU Exhaustion via crafted input file

Published Aug 21, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-11 Q16, a tiny input file 0x50 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x4c 0x36 0x38 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x1f 0x35 0x50 0x00 can result in a hang of several minutes during which CPU and memory resources are consumed until ultimately an attempted large memory allocation fails. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7478 In ImageMagick 7.0.8-11 Q16, a tiny input file 0x50 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x4c 0x36 0x38 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x36 0x1f 0x35 0x50 0x00 can result in a hang of several minutes during which CPU and memory resources are consumed until ultimately an attempted large memory allocation fails. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4034-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:01 AM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 21, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 21, 2018, 12:00 AM