Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2016-8682

 

Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2016-8682

Published: February 15, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33184
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8682
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group
Affected software:
GraphicsMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The ReadSCTImage function in coders/sct.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted SCT header.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-8682

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources