# CVE-2018-18544: There is a memory leak in the function WriteMSLImage of coders/msl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, and the function ProcessMSLScript of coder

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is a memory leak in the function WriteMSLImage of coders/msl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, and the function ProcessMSLScript of coders/msl.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.31.

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1360
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/233618f8fe82/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/

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