THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-12599
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-12599

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-3 Q16, ReadBMPImage and WriteBMPImage in coders/bmp.c allow attackers to cause an out of bounds write via a crafted file.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-06-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-12599

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-12599.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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