CVE-2008-6070 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted PALM images in GraphicsMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-6070?
CVE-2008-6070 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 6 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the ReadPALMImage function in coders/palm.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PALM image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-0770. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6070?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-6070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6070, GHSA-vwj5-vw48-r26j.