CVE-2018-6405

ImageMagick: Memory leak in coders/dcm.c:ReadDCMImage can allow for denial of service

Published Jan 30, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18162 In the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.7-23, each redmap, greenmap, and bluemap variable can be overwritten by a new pointer. The previous pointer is lost, which leads to a memory leak. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3681-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:01 AM
Reserved
Jan 30, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 30, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:01 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 31, 2018, 12:00 AM