CVE-2016-7448: High severity GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick vulnerability

Published Feb 6, 2017
·
Updated

The Utah RLE reader in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or large memory allocations) via vectors involving the header information and the file size.

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick<=1.3.24
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
openSUSE Leap=42.1
openSUSE openSUSE=13.2
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.25-r0
1.3.25-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/graphicsmagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.3.25-r0

Event History

Feb 6, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Event
05:59 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7448?

CVE-2016-7448 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability with a moderate severity level.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-7448?

To fix CVE-2016-7448, you should upgrade GraphicsMagick to version 1.3.25 or newer.

3

Which versions of GraphicsMagick are affected by CVE-2016-7448?

GraphicsMagick versions prior to 1.3.25 are affected by CVE-2016-7448.

4

Can CVE-2016-7448 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-7448 can be exploited remotely to cause denial of service.

5

What type of impact does CVE-2016-7448 have?

CVE-2016-7448 can lead to high CPU consumption or large memory allocations.

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