CVE-2016-7996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a colormap with a large number of entries.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01164.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Graphicsmagick	Graphicsmagick

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-683-1	graphicsmagick security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3746-1	graphicsmagick security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8844	Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a colormap with a large number of entries.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-18T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.601Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7996

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-18T17:59:00.997

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-7996

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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