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CVE-2018-20184

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the...

6.5 MediumFix available

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
CVE-2018-20184
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
CVE-2018-20184
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12751 No score

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
EUVD-2018-12751
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33vc-mr28-327x 6.5

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the...

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
GHSA-33vc-mr28-327x
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
CVE-2018-20184
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20184 6.5

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20184
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20184 6.5

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file, because the number of rows or columns can exceed the pixel-dimension restrictions of the TGA specification.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20184
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0033 No score

Updated graphicsmagick packages fix security vulnerabilities

It was discovered that graphicsmagick was subject to vulnerabilities.

  • heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c (CVE-2018-20184).
  • denial of service vulnerability in ReadDIBImage function of coders/dib.c (CVE-2018-20189).
  • heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c (CVE-2018-20185).
Record
MGASA-2019-0033
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:0003-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

Security vulnerabilities fixed:

  • CVE-2018-20184: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c (bsc#1119822)
  • CVE-2018-20189: Fixed denial of service vulnerability in ReadDIBImage function of coders/dib.c (bsc#1119790)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:0003-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

Security vulnerabilities fixed:

  • CVE-2018-20184: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c (bsc#1119822)
  • CVE-2018-20189: Fixed denial of service vulnerability in ReadDIBImage function of coders/dib.c (bsc#1119790)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:13923-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-18544: Fixed memory leak in the function WriteMSLImage() (bsc#1113064).
  • CVE-2017-10794: Fixed buffer overflow in RGB TIFF picture processing (bsc#1112392).
  • CVE-2017-14997: Fixed integer underflow in ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c (bsc#1112399).
  • CVE-2018-20185: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c (bsc#1119823)
  • CVE-2018-20184: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteTGAImage function of tga.c (bsc#1119822)

Regressions fixed after security update:

  • CVE-2017-12663: Fixed memory leak in WriteMAPImage in coders/map.c (bsc#1052754).
  • CVE-2017-9405: Fixed memory leak in the ReadICONImage function (bsc#1042911).
  • CVE-2018-6405: Fixed ReadDCMImage function in coders/dcm (bsc#1078433).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • debug_build: build more suitable for debugging
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:13923-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4207-1 No score

graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Record
USN-4207-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5974-1 No score

graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing TGA image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-20184)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly validating bits per pixel data when processing DIB image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DIB image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-20189)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly processing bit-field mask values in BMP image files, which could result in the execution of an infinite loop. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted BMP image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-5685)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly validating data used in arithmetic operations when processing MNG image files, which could result in a divide-by-zero error. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MNG image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-9018)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing MIFF image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MIFF image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-11006)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick did not properly magnify certain MNG image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MNG image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12672)

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when parsing certain MIFF image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted MIFF image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1270)

Record
USN-5974-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
before 1.4~hg15873-1
1.4~hg15873-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
before 1.4~hg15873-1
1.4~hg15873-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
before 1.4~hg15873-1
1.4~hg15873-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:8
before 1.3.20-3+deb8u5, plus listed versions
1.3.20-3+deb8u11.3.20-3+deb8u21.3.20-3+deb8u31.3.20-3+deb8u4
1.3.20-3+deb8u5
graphicsmagick
Mageia:6
before 1.3.31-1.3.mga6
1.3.31-1.3.mga6
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.2.5-78.78.1
1.2.5-78.78.1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3
before 1.2.5-78.78.1
1.2.5-78.78.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
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1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm21.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm31.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm41.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm51.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm61.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
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1.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.41.3.23-1ubuntu0.51.3.23-1ubuntu0.61.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm1
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-191.3.27-11.3.27-21.3.27-31.3.28-11.3.28-2
1.3.28-2ubuntu0.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions
1.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-191.3.27-11.3.27-2
Show 6 moreShow less
1.3.27-31.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.28-2ubuntu0.11.3.28-2ubuntu0.1+esm11.3.28-2ubuntu0.2
1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-11.4+really1.3.33+hg16115-1build11.4+really1.3.33+hg16117-11.4+really1.3.34-11.4+really1.3.34-21.4+really1.3.34+hg16181-11.4+really1.3.35-1
1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Package Hub 15
before 1.3.29-bp150.2.12.1
1.3.29-bp150.2.12.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2018-20184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Graphicsmagick, published December 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.4~hg15873-1.

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