CVE-2020-27752
ImageMagick: heap-based buffer overflow in PopShortPixel in MagickCore/quantum-private.h
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 4, 2019
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/quantum-private.h. This flaw allows an attacker who submits a crafted file processed by ImageMagick to trigger a heap buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability and also a potential impact on data integrity.
Statement
This flaw is out of support scope for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Inkscape is not affected because it no longer uses a bundled ImageMagick in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. For more information regarding support scopes, please see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata .
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write