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CVE-2018-16749 (GCVE-0-2018-16749)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-09 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
VLAI
Summary
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-29 and earlier, a missing NULL check in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (WriteBlob assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-09-09 00:00
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