CVE-2018-16323

HIGHNVD 6.57.4▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 7.4 because EPSS predicts 49% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 6.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 49%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

ReadXBMImage in coders/xbm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.8-9 leaves data uninitialized when processing an XBM file that has a negative pixel value. If the affected code is used as a library loaded into a process that includes sensitive information, that information sometimes can be leaked via the image data.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
7.4(high)
EG Risk
58(Track)
EG Risk 58/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation49% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
49%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuperlmagick (8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2) @ cosmic2026-05-28ubuntu
ubuntuperlmagick (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13) @ xenial2026-05-28ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick—8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick—8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick—8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick—8:6.9.10.14+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-19 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-18 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-08-06 13:15 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-08-01 04:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-30 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-07-28 15:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-26 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-07-24 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-23 01:34 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.90
  23. 2026-07-22 22:14 UTCEG score recompute▼ 2.50
  24. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-21 06:18 UTCOSV refresh
  2. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-04 01:56 UTCOSV refresh
  20. 2026-07-02 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-01 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-15 13:43 UTCOSV refresh
  43. 2026-06-13 22:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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  45. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-11 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-10 13:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-08 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  51. 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-05-28 03:37 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-05-28 03:37 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-05-28 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-45890
    First seen Nov 19, 2018

    ImageMagick - Memory Leak

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCttffdd/XBadManners
    First seen Nov 18, 2018

    Tool for CVE-2018-16323

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-16323?
CVE-2018-16323 is a high vulnerability published on September 1, 2018. ReadXBMImage in coders/xbm.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.8-9 leaves data uninitialized when processing an XBM file that has a negative pixel value. If the affected code is used as a library loaded into a process that includes sensitive information, that information sometimes can be leaked via the…
When was CVE-2018-16323 disclosed?
CVE-2018-16323 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-16323 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-16323 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 1.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16323?
CVE-2018-16323 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.4.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-16323?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-16323, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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