Vulnerability in Graphicsmagick
CVE-2018-5685
In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the ReadBMPImage function (coders/bmp.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via an image file with a crafted bit-field mask value.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Graphicsmagick — versions 1.3.27
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/541/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/52a91ddb1aa6 (Patch)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5685?
- CVE-2018-5685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5685?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.