CVE-2018-15607

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

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.

Affected products

ImageMagick: 7.0.8-11-q16

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105137
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1255
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105137
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1255
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/

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