Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-11624 is a reported use-after-free flaw in ImageMagick 7.0.7-36 Q16 when reading crafted MAT files. Business risk depends on whether ImageMagick processes files supplied by users or external systems. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, confirmed impact beyond the memory error, or a named fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted dependency exposure, not a confirmed emergency from the provided evidence. Raise priority if ImageMagick handles external uploads or automated file conversion in production.
Technical view
The CVE description places the flaw in ImageMagick's ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c. A crafted file can trigger use-after-free behavior. The public data provided lists no CWE, CVSS score, affected CPEs, patch details, or vendor mitigation text beyond the GitHub issue reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where ImageMagick 7.0.7-36 Q16 processes untrusted or semi-trusted MAT image files, including upload, conversion, thumbnailing, or document-processing pipelines. The bundle does not establish broader affected versions.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not marked in KEV, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. The available evidence supports crafted-file triggering, but not reliable code execution, exploit maturity, or observed attacks.
Researcher notes
Public evidence is sparse: only the CVE description and GitHub issue are cited in the bundle. Avoid assuming affected version ranges, exploitability, or remediation details without reviewing vendor commits or release notes.
Mitigation direction
- Check ImageMagick issue 1149 and vendor guidance for fixed release details.
- Prioritize upgrading ImageMagick after confirming a vendor-supported fixed version.
- Restrict MAT file processing from untrusted sources until resolved.
- Isolate ImageMagick workloads with least privilege and sandboxing.
- Review upload and conversion pipelines that invoke ImageMagick.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick deployments and identify version 7.0.7-36 Q16.
- Map services that process MAT files or arbitrary uploaded images.
- Check whether ImageMagick is reachable from public upload or conversion workflows.
- Review vendor issue history for patch or release references.
- Confirm runtime isolation around file parsing services.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1149CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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