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CVE-2021-20176 (GCVE-0-2021-20176)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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Summary
A divide-by-zero flaw was found in ImageMagick 6.9.11-57 and 7.0.10-57 in gem.c. This flaw allows an attacker who submits a crafted file that is processed by ImageMagick to trigger undefined behavior through a division by zero. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a ImageMagick Affected: 6.9.11-57, 7.0.10-57
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