CVE-2018-5358

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c,...

6.5 MediumFix available

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.69%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: CVE-2018-5358
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: CVE-2018-5358
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17137 No score

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: EUVD-2018-17137
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3v7-4j7j-756r 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c,...

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: GHSA-w3v7-4j7j-756r
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-5358 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2018-5358
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSV 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: CVE-2018-5358
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-5358 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5358
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5358 6.5

ImageMagick 7.0.7-22 Q16 has memory leaks in the EncodeImageAttributes function in coders/json.c, as demonstrated by the ReadPSDLayersInternal function in coders/psd.c.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5358
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3681-1 No score

imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Record: USN-3681-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.10	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.11	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.12	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.13	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.14	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.15	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.16	before 6.9.10.37-r0	6.9.10.37-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.7	before 6.9.10.39-r0	6.9.10.39-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.8	before 6.9.10.39-r0	6.9.10.39-r0
`imagemagick6` Alpine:v3.9	before 6.9.10.39-r0	6.9.10.39-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3	8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3	8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3	8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3 Show 9 moreShow less 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.78:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.88:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.9	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 13 moreShow less 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.88:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9	8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2, plus listed versions 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu28:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu38:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu48:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu58:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3 Show 9 moreShow less 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.78:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.88:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.9	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 13 moreShow less 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.88:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9	8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2, plus listed versions 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu28:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu38:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu48:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu58:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5358 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published January 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick6 6.9.10.37-r0.

References

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