# CVE-2020-27751: Integer overflow in ImageMagick

> Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using ImageMagick by submitting crafted files that trigger integer overflows and undefined behavior.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27751, GHSA-36mr-q5jp-rfp3, JLSEC-2026-849, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27751

## What is CVE-2020-27751?

CVE-2020-27751 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/quantum-export.c. An attacker who submits a crafted file that is processed by ImageMagick could trigger undefined behavior in the form of values outside the range of type `unsigned long long` as well as a shift exponent that is too large for 64-bit type. This would most likely lead to an impact to application availability, but could potentially cause other problems related to undefined behavior. This flaw affects ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.9-0.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27751?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-27751?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2020-27751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-27751 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-27751 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27751/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27751
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27751
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27751

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