ImageMagick: heap-buffer-overflow in ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c
Published Mar 23, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.25%
Description
The ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 does not properly restrict memory allocation, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0.7-26
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | 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:H/I:H/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:P/I:P/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04246) | 90.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 90.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 80.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 79.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 77.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00691) | 77.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 72.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00577) | 74.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 76.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | 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 | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103523 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8960 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561190 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1020 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8960
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8960
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103523 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8960 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561190 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1020 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8960 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8960 |
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