CVE-2016-8683
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure and a "file truncation error for corrupt file."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.3.25-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.3.25-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.3.25-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.3.25-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.3.25-5 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| graphicsmagick | graphicsmagick | 1.3.25 | |
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93600
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8683
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.