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CVE-2016-7997

Published: 18 January 2017

The WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors related to a ReferenceBlob and a NULL pointer.

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

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
graphicsmagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.3.26-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.3.26-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (1.3.25-4)
xenial
Released (1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H