CVE-2016-8682: High severity GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2016
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Updated

Multiple issues in GraphicsMagick received CVEs on oss-security mailing list.

CVE-2016-8682:

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-readsctimage-sct-c/

AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow ... READ of size 769 0x7f73e9a8399f in ReadSCTImage ... GraphicsMagick-1.3.25/coders/sct.c:126

Upstream patch:

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/0a0dfa81906d

CVE-2016-8683:

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c/

AddressSanitizer failed to allocate 0x4cd6a6000 bytes of LargeMmapAllocator 0x7ff8e887beba in ReadPCXImage ... GraphicsMagick-1.3.25/coders/pcx.c:467:16

Upstream patch:

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9

CVE-2016-8684:

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c/

AddressSanitizer failed to allocate 0x7fff03000 bytes of LargeMmapAllocator MagickMalloc ... GraphicsMagick-1.3.25/magick/memory.c:156:10 MagickMallocArray ... GraphicsMagick-1.3.25/magick/memory.c:347 ReadSGIImage ... GraphicsMagick-1.3.25/coders/sgi.c:498:19

Upstream patch:

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/c53725cb5449

Other sources

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.

MITRE

Affected Software

3 affected components
GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick=1.3.25
openSUSE openSUSE=13.2
Debian Debian Linux=8.0

Event History

Oct 17, 2016
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:58 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 15, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:59 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8682?

CVE-2016-8682 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploiting stack-based buffer overflow.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-8682?

To address CVE-2016-8682, update GraphicsMagick to the latest version, specifically version 1.3.26 or later.

3

What versions of GraphicsMagick are affected by CVE-2016-8682?

CVE-2016-8682 affects GraphicsMagick version 1.3.25 and earlier.

4

What impact does CVE-2016-8682 have on systems?

CVE-2016-8682 can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, potentially leading to a complete compromise.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2016-8682?

More detailed information regarding CVE-2016-8682 can be found in the security mailing lists and documentation from GraphicsMagick.

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