CVE-2016-7997

HIGH 7.5CVE-2016-7997 · Published 18/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-7997 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting graphicsmagick (graphicsmagick).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.4%, higher than 88.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
graphicsmagick graphicsmagick	`≤ 1.3.25`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93467 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

graphicsmagick

≤ 1.3.25

No fix yet

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