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CVE-2020-27775

3.3 · LOW

A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/quantum.h.

Published Dec 4, 2020CWE-190EPSS 1.14%

Overview

CVE-2020-27775 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 4, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898300Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00030.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00008.htmlRefbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898300Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00030.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00008.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27775?

CVE-2020-27775 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 4, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2020-27775?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-27775?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-27775?

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