Is CVE-2018-5685 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5685 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5685?

CVE-2018-5685 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5685?

CVE-2018-5685 has an EPSS score of 1.94% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5685?

Upgrade graphicsmagick on debian 11 to 1.3.27-4 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5685

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the ReadBMPImage function (coders/bmp.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via an image file with a crafted bit-field mask value.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

graphicsmagickDebian

Fixed in:1.3.27-4CVE-2018-5685

graphicsmagickUbuntu

Fixed in:1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8USN-5974-1

Fixed in:1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2USN-5974-1

Fixed in:1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-5974-1

Fixed in:1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1USN-5974-1

libgraphicsmagick-q16-3Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6+esm2USN-5974-1

Fixed in:1.3.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-5974-1

Fixed in:1.4+really1.3.35-1ubuntu0.1USN-5974-1

libgraphicsmagick3Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm8USN-5974-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

hg.graphicsmagick.org

Exploit1

sourceforge.net

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-835 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	63%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.