SB2018122604 - Denial of service in ImageMagick
Published: December 26, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018122604
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20467)
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
Install update from vendor's website.