PT-2016-3279
CVE-2016-7996
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Published
2016-10-07
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GraphicsMagick versions 1.3.25 and earlier
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader, which can be exploited by remote attackers using a colormap with a large number of entries. This may allow an attacker to cause unspecified impact, potentially including denial of service or execution of arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For GraphicsMagick versions 1.3.25 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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