ImageMagick: excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions in coders/tiff.c
Published Mar 30, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.17%
Description
ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 has excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions (coders/tiff.c), which results in a hang (tens of minutes) with a tiny PoC file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.
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 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
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | 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: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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03166) | 87.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03277) | 86.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 26.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 73.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 72.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 69.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 70.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 68.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 70.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 68.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9133 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563875 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1072 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9133
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9133
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9133 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563875 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1072 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9133 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9133 |
Change history (0)
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