8.8

CVE-2018-12599: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12599DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12599
Published 20-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12599 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4
DLA-1394-1DSA-4245-1RHSA-2020:1180SUSE-SU-2018:2043-1SUSE-SU-2018:2465-1SUSE-SU-2018:3191-1

Timeline

  1. 20-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Imagemagick

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Imagemagick1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.12 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.3

4 vendors · 5 products

References

8 links