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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-12599

high Nessus Plugin ID 222134

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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. (CVE-2018-12599)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-12599

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 222134

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2018_12599.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12599

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-doc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12599