CVE-2020-27775 Integer overflow in ImageMagick
An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using ImageMagick by submitting a crafted file that triggers undefined behavior via integer overflow.
- 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
What is CVE-2020-27775?
CVE-2020-27775 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 4 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.h. 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 char. 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27775?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27775?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-27775 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27775 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27775, GHSA-w8hf-qrcp-4jjr, JLSEC-2026-873, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27775.