vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9830): graphicsmagick vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 1, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 1, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
The MagickRealloc function in memory.c in Graphicsmagick 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a jpeg image.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-graphicsmagick
References
- CVE-2016-9830
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9830
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-3746
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-10630
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickrealloc-memory-c
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-10630
- https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00096-graphicsmagick-memalloc-MagickRealloc
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9830
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