CVE-2018-6799

Description

The AcquireCacheNexus function in magick/pixel_cache.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap overwrite) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file, because a pixel staging area is not used.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory graphicsmagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00017.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/b41e2efce6d3 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102981 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6799?
CVE-2018-6799 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6799?
To fix CVE-2018-6799, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6799 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6799 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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