Vulnerability identifier: #VU48939

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27560

CWE-ID: CWE-369

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within . A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and crash it.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.0.10-35.

Vulnerable software versions

ImageMagick: 7.0.10-34

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External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00037.html
http://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ef59bd764f88d893f1219fee8ba696a5d3f8c1c4

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.