5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-20185
GraphicsMagick BMP File Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2020, 3:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20185 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Graphicsmagick graphicsmagick
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-20185.

URL Resource
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/648e3977a293 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106229 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/582/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20185 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.4:2018-12-09:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/648e3977a293 No Types Assigned http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/648e3977a293 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106229 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106229 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/582/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/582/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106229 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.08%

score

0.58862

percentile

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