CVE-2016-8683 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-8683

The ReadPCXImage function in coders/pcx.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 allows remote...

Vulnerability 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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

graphicsmagick

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Affected Software

graphicsmagick, opensuse, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.25, 13.2, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 15th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.