CVE-2016-8683

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-8683 · Published 15/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8683 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting graphicsmagick (graphicsmagick).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.9% 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 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."

References

hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9 · Issue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/7 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93600 · Third Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c · Patch
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

graphicsmagick

= 1.3.25

No fix yet

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