Division by zero in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-12-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-27560
CWE-ID CWE-369
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		imagemagick6 (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU48939

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27560

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within . A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and crash it.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

imagemagick6 (Alpine package): 6.9.11.14-r0 - 6.9.11.48-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0695df681f4c968f1a2ac4cd7d245f5b9ebb44bf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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