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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.44% (75th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-IMAGEMAGICK-524555
  • published 26 Dec 2018
  • disclosed 26 Dec 2018
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Introduced: 26 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20467 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-835 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.