# CVE-2018-20185: In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8 on 32-bit platforms, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8 on 32-bit platforms, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp image file. This only affects GraphicsMagick installations with customized BMP limits.

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## References

- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/648e3977a293
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/582/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106229
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4207-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4640

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