CVE-2020-27767: Integer Overflow

Published Nov 4, 2020
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Updated

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 types float and 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.

Other sources

In ImageMagick, there are an outside the range of representable values of type 'float' at MagickCore/quantum.h:87 and outside the range of representable values of type 'unsigned char' at MagickCore/quantum.h.

Reference: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1741

Upstream patch: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/564f2a35e523e2b6cce9485018157f03ec05a947

Red Hat

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ImageMagick 7.0.9<0
0
ImageMagick ImageMagick<6.9.10-69
ImageMagick ImageMagick>=7.0.0-0<7.0.9.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
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 4, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:48 PM
Description
Oct 19, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·09:19 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 2, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·11:43 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-27767?

CVE-2020-27767 is a vulnerability found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/quantum.h that allows an attacker to trigger undefined behavior.

2

How does CVE-2020-27767 impact ImageMagick?

CVE-2020-27767 can lead to values outside the range of types `float` and `unsigned char`, causing potential impact to ImageMagick.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27767?

CVE-2020-27767 has a severity rating of medium (3.3).

4

Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2020-27767?

ImageMagick versions 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3, 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1, and 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11 are affected by CVE-2020-27767.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-27767 in ImageMagick?

To fix CVE-2020-27767, update ImageMagick to versions 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3, 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1, or 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11.

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