CVE-2018-20467
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 26, 2018 at 03:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxLeap
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 6.9.10-167.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.0.8-16
Affected range stops below 6.9.10-16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.8-16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/db0add932fb850d762b02604ca3053b7d7ab6deb
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1408
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00034.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106315x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/db0add932fb850d762b02604ca3053b7d7ab6debx_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1408Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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