CVE-2020-25665: debian debian_linux Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-25665 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-12-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The PALM image coder at coders/palm.c makes an improper call to AcquireQuantumMemory() in routine WritePALMImage() because it needs to be offset by 256. This can cause a out-of-bounds read later on in the routine. The patch adds 256 to bytes_per_row in the call to AcquireQuantumMemory(). This could cause impact to reliability. This flaw affects ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.8-68.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.