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CVE-2018-16642 (GCVE-0-2018-16642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-06 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
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Summary
The function InsertRow in coders/cut.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file due to an out-of-bounds write.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-09-06 00:00
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