Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting autotrace-devel package, versions <0:0.31.1-38.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-AUTOTRACEDEVEL-2160409
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Oct 2018

Introduced: 5 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 autotrace-devel to version 0:0.31.1-38.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream autotrace-devel package and not the autotrace-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, there is an infinite loop in the ReadBMPImage function of the coders/bmp.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.