Is CVE-2018-5685 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-5685 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5685?

CVE-2018-5685 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-5685?

Patch guidance is available from graphicsmagick security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-5685.

CVE-2018-5685 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-5685?

4 products: graphicsmagick graphicsmagick, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GRAPHICSMAGICK
Published: 1/14/2018
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_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD