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CVE-2018-18024 (GCVE-0-2018-18024)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:01
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Summary
In ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, there is an infinite loop in the ReadBMPImage function of the coders/bmp.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1337 x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2018-10-07 00:00
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