Is CVE-2018-20185 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20185 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20185?

CVE-2018-20185 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-20185?

Patch guidance is available from graphicsmagick security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-20185.

CVE-2018-20185 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-20185?

5 products: graphicsmagick graphicsmagick, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, canonical ubuntu linux.

Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8 on 32-bit platforms, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp image file. This only affects GraphicsMagick installations with customized BMP limits.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GRAPHICSMAGICK
Published: 12/17/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

graphicsmagick : graphicsmagickdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD