#VU16711 Infinite loop in ImageMagick - CVE-2018-20467
Published: December 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16711
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20467
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in coders/bmp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0.8-16.