CVE-2020-27750: Divide by Zero

Published Oct 27, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/colorspace-private.h and 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 and math division by zero. 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 7.0.8-68.

Other sources

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-67 there are 3 division by zero at MagickCore/colorspace-private.h and outside the range bug at MagickCore/quantum.h:120.

Reference: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1711

Upstream patch: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a81ca9a1b46a96be83682af3389f0a6f3d0d389d

Red Hat

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ImageMagick 7.0.8<68
68
ImageMagick ImageMagick<6.9.10-68
ImageMagick ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<7.0.8-68
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/imagemagick
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u58:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Dec 8, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:47 PM
Description
Oct 22, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:54 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 16, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:19 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-27750?

CVE-2020-27750 is a vulnerability found in ImageMagick that can trigger undefined behavior and math division by zero when processing a crafted file, leading to values outside the range of type 'unsigned char'.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-27750?

The severity of CVE-2020-27750 is medium, with a CVSS score of 5.5.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2020-27750?

The affected software includes ImageMagick versions up to 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3, 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+, and 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4.

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-27750 in ImageMagick?

To fix CVE-2020-27750, it is recommended to update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-27750?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-27750 at the following references: [1] [2] [3]

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