7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8683
GraphicsMagick ReadPCXImage Denial of Service 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."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8683 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8683 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse opensuse
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-2016-8683.

URL Resource
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93600 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c/ Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 Issue Tracking Patch

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Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8683 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8683 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9 No Types Assigned http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/b9edafd479b9 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-readpcximage-pcx-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/7 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93600 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93600 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.82 }} 0.06%

score

0.82184

percentile

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