CVE-2018-18024: imagemagick Infinite Loop

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-18024 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 3.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-13 Q16, there is an infinite loop in the ReadBMPImage function of the coders/bmp.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.

• CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.