ImageMagick: memory leak in WriteMSLImage of coders/msl.c
Published Oct 21, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.02%
Description
There is a memory leak in the function WriteMSLImage of coders/msl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, and the function ProcessMSLScript of coders/msl.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.31.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.3.31
- 7.0.8-13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
emacs-1:24.3-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace-0:0.31.1-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | emacs-1:24.3-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | inkscape-0:0.92.2-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02019) | 80.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02234) | 81.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 56.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 55.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 58.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 60.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 55.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/233618f8fe82/ChangeLog x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18544 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1642614 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1360 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18544
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18544
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/233618f8fe82/ChangeLog | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18544 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1642614 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1360 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18544 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18544 |
Change history (0)
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