Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick

CVE-2020-10251

In ImageMagick 7.0.9, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the ReadHEICImageByID function in coders\heic.c. It can be triggered via an image with a width or height value that exceeds the actual size of the image.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-10251: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10251?
CVE-2020-10251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-10251?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10251 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.