CVE-2018-5685
graphicsmagick - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the ReadBMPImage function (coders/bmp.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via an image file with a crafted bit-field mask value.
How to fix CVE-2018-5685
To remediate CVE-2018-5685, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.3.27-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u17 or later
Is CVE-2018-5685 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.3.27-4
- from 0, < 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u17
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |