CVE-2016-8682

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.78% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00094.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93597 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385583 issue tracking patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/0a0dfa81906d issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/15/graphicsmagick-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-readsctimage-sct-c/ vdb entry third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8682?
CVE-2016-8682 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8682?
To fix CVE-2016-8682, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-8682 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8682 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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