9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-7996
GraphicsMagick heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7996 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Graphicsmagick graphicsmagick
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7996.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7996 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93464 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.00%

score

0.70243

percentile

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