CVE-2016-7996 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick via a malicious WPG image, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7996?
CVE-2016-7996 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 18 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WPG format reader in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a colormap with a large number of entries.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7996?
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-2016-7996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7996, GHSA-vphw-m7v9-5929, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7996.