VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5685

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the ReadBMPImage function (coders/bmp.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via an image file with a crafted bit-field mask value.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references