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CVE-2020-27756

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4988-1

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In ParseMetaGeometry() of MagickCore/geometry.c, image height and width calculations can lead to divide-by-zero conditions which also lead to undefined behavior. This flaw can be triggered by a crafted input file processed by ImageMagick and could impact application availability. The patch uses multiplication in addition to the function `PerceptibleReciprocal()` in order to prevent such divide-by-zero conditions. This flaw affects ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.9-0.

En la función ParseMetaGeometry() del archivo MagickCore/geometry.c, los cálculos de altura y ancho de la imagen pueden conllevar a condiciones de división por cero que también conllevan a un comportamiento indefinido. Este fallo puede ser desencadenado por un archivo de entrada diseñado procesado por ImageMagick y podría impactar la disponibilidad de la aplicación. El parche utiliza la multiplicación aunado a la función "PerceptibleReciprocal()" a fin de impedir tales condiciones de división por cero. Este fallo afecta a ImageMagick versiones anteriores a 7.0.9-0

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-10-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-12-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick"
 Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick"
 >= 6.9.9-34 < 6.9.10-69
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" and version " >= 6.9.9-34 < 6.9.10-69"
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Affected
Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick"
 Imagemagick
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick"
 >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.0.9-0
Search vendor "Imagemagick" for product "Imagemagick" and version " >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.0.9-0"
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Affected