CVE-2018-11656

ImageMagick: memory leak in ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 4, 2018

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-20 Q16 x86_64, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DCM image file.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Low, a future update may address this flaw.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer