Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-9018 is a crash bug in GraphicsMagick 1.3.28. A crafted MNG image can trigger a divide-by-zero and cause denial of service. This matters most where servers automatically process images from users, partners, email, or web uploads. Exposure is likely in systems running GraphicsMagick 1.3.28 or affected distro packages and processing untrusted MNG/image files. Public upload pipelines, CMS media processing, mail attachment handling, and batch image conversion jobs are the main areas to check. Treat as a targeted availability risk, not a confirmed compromise risk. Patch promptly for public-facing or automated image-processing systems. Lower-exposure internal systems can follow normal security maintenance after confirming they do not process untrusted MNG files. Mitigation focus: Update GraphicsMagick using the relevant vendor or distribution security advisory.; Prioritize systems that process untrusted uploads or attachments automatically.; Restrict or disable MNG processing where it is not business-required..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1322-1] graphicsmagick security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4321CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/554/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180803 [SECURITY] [DLA 1456-1] graphicsmagick security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2019-f12cb1ddabCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-210b0a6e4fCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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