CVE-2018-16749 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-29 and earlier, affecting various Linux distributions. It stems from a missing NULL check in the ReadOneJNGImage function, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to crash the application via a crafted JNG image file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (opening the malicious file) but can lead to high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.9.9-42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0-0, <= 7.0.7-29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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