CVE-2018-20467

Public Exploit

Description

In coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.8-16, an input file can result in an infinite loop and hang, with high CPU and memory consumption. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/db0add932fb850d762b02604ca3053b7d7ab6deb third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106315 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1408 exploit third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html vendor advisory broken link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20467?
CVE-2018-20467 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20467?
To fix CVE-2018-20467, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20467 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20467 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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