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CVE-2018-8804: canonical ubuntu_linux Double Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-8804DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8804
Published 20-03-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8804 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Double Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
DLA-2333-1RHSA-2020:1180SUSE-SU-2018:0857-1SUSE-SU-2018:0880-1USN-3681-1

Timeline

  1. 20-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

WriteEPTImage in coders/ept.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-25 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MagickCore/memory.c double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.63% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.9.9.39+dfsg-1
Imagemagick1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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