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CVE-2016-8684

Published: 15 February 2017

The MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.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."

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
graphicsmagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.3.25-5)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.3.25-5)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H