CVE-2018-11624

Publication date 31 May 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-36 Q16, the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c allows attackers to cause a use after free via a crafted file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

fixed by 0105-CVE-2017-11644.patch (typo in CVE number) vulnerability doesn't look present in trusty and xenial

Patch details

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Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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