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CVE-2018-20185

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-20185 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20181209 Q8 on 32-bit platforms, specifically affecting installations with customized BMP limits. This flaw, located in the ReadBMPImage function of bmp.c, can be triggered by a crafted BMP image file, leading to a denial of service. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.3, exploitation requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but can be performed over the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.4:2018-12-09:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0211 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 707 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hg.graphicsmagick.org / hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/648e3977a293
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00018.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/graphicsmagick/bugs/582
ExploitThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4207-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4640
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106229
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry