ImageMagick: memory leak in TIFFWritePhotoshopLayers function in coders/tiff.c
Published Sep 6, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.05%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.8-6 has a memory leak vulnerability in the TIFFWritePhotoshopLayers function in coders/tiff.c.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0.8-6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02049) | 80.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02049) | 78.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 33.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16641 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626585 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/256825d4eb33dc301496710d15cf5a7ae924088b x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1206 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16641
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16641
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16641 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626585 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/256825d4eb33dc301496710d15cf5a7ae924088b | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1206 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16641 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16641 |
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