CVE-2020-27773: Divide by Zero

Published Nov 16, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/gem-private.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 or 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 7.0.9-0.

Other sources

In ImageMagick, there is a division by zero at MagickCore/gem-private.h and an outside the range of representable values of type 'unsigned char' at MagickCore/quantum.h.

Reference: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1739

Upstream patch: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3d71aa8265ffaaf686021a6fbd54c037f71ee3a2

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
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-2020-27773?

CVE-2020-27773 is a vulnerability found in ImageMagick that allows an attacker to trigger undefined behavior, leading to potential impact on the application.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-27773?

CVE-2020-27773 has a severity value of 3.3, which is considered medium.

3

How does CVE-2020-27773 affect ImageMagick?

CVE-2020-27773 affects ImageMagick by allowing attackers to submit crafted files that can trigger undefined behavior and potentially cause division by zero or values outside the range of `unsigned char`.

4

Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2020-27773?

CVE-2020-27773 affects ImageMagick versions 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u5, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6, and versions between 7.0.0-0 and 7.0.9 (exclusive).

5

What is the remedy for CVE-2020-27773?

The remedy for CVE-2020-27773 is to update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 or apply the specific versions mentioned in the Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat advisories.

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