# CVE-2018-16645: There is an excessive memory allocation issue in the functions ReadBMPImage of coders/bmp.c and ReadDIBImage of coders/dib.c in ImageMagick

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is an excessive memory allocation issue in the functions ReadBMPImage of coders/bmp.c and ReadDIBImage of coders/dib.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-11, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ecb31dbad39ccdc65868d5d2a37f0f0521250832
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00002.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1268
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4316
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3785-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/

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