Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2020-27829

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service...

5.5 MediumFix available

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.20%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
CVE-2020-27829
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-122
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
CVE-2020-27829
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20328 No score

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
EUVD-2020-20328
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr6m-x6vh-cq24 No score

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service...

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
GHSA-qr6m-x6vh-cq24
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-27829 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-27829
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
CVE-2020-27829
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-27829 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27829
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-875 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
JLSEC-2026-875
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-27829 5.5

A heap based buffer overflow in coders/tiff.c may result in program crash and denial of service in ImageMagick before 7.0.10-45.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27829
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Alpine:v3.13
 before 7.0.10.48-r0
7.0.10.48-r0
imagemagick
Debian:12
 before 8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
imagemagick
Debian:13
 before 8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
imagemagick
Debian:14
 before 8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
ImageMagick_jll
Julia
 before 7.1.0+0
7.1.0+0

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-27829 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Imagemagick, published March 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 7.0.10.48-r0.

References

Pages All vulnerabilities Browse Docs Sources Guide Get API key
MoveEnter Open