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CVE-2008-1097


Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadPCXImage function in the PCX coder in coders/pcx.c in (1) ImageMagick 6.2.4-5 and 6.2.8-0 and (2) GraphicsMagick (aka gm) 1.1.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcx file that triggers incorrect memory allocation for the scanline array, leading to memory corruption.


Published

2008-03-05T20:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.7 Yes
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.8 Yes
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.9 Yes
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.10 Yes
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.11 Yes
Application imagemagick graphicsmagick 1.1.12 Yes
Application imagemagick imagemagick 6.2.8.0 Yes
Application imagemagick imagemagick 6.2.8.1 Yes
Application imagemagick imagemagick 6.2.8.2 Yes
Application imagemagick imagemagick 6.2.8.3 Yes

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