ImageMagick: memory leak in coders/dcm.c:ReadDCImage can cause denial of service
Published Jan 12, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.69%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-22
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 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:L/I:N/A:N
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03688) | 89.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.76% (0.03759) | 88.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 48.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102497 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5357 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534382 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/941 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5357
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5357
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102497 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5357 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534382 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/941 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5357 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5357 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.